Redskins sign Schmitt, Melendez and Brown

When he was five years old, Pete Schmitt got a Washington Redskins uniform for Christmas. Today, THE Washington Redskins offered Schmitt a real uniform when the team offered the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater tight end a spot on the roster. Schmitt, 6-3, 250 lbs, caught 47 passes and nine touchdowns for the Warhawks last season. “This is unbelievable,” said the Mount Horeb, WI, native at the thought of sitting in the same room as the likes of Clinton Portis. ExtremeSkins.com, the official fan forum of The Washington Redskins, published a press release announcing that the Redskins signed Dan Melendez and Kyle Brown to contracts. Both are wide receivers. “Melendez (6-2, 173) came out of Maryland in 2006 and was signed as an undrafted rookie free agent with the Kansas City Chiefs. He was brought into the Redskins rookie mini-camp as a tryout player on Sunday. While at Maryland, Melendez played in 39 games and totaled 61 catches for 891 yards and four touchdowns. “Brown, (6-1, 210) came out of Michigan State in 2006 and was signed as an undrafted rookie free agent with the Kansas City Chiefs. He was released prior to the start of the season. He appeared in 42 games with 26 starts at Michigan State and caught a total of 88 “passes for 1,329 yards and six touchdowns as a Spartan. “In addition, the Redskins announce today they have placed WR Steven Harris on injured reserve.” (Nod to Hogs Haven for pointing to this story.)