WitP: Colt, Estes, Veikune, Pisa, Jovonte

Rick Snider of the Washington Examiner profiles Colt Brennan.

One errant snap is how the Washington Redskins quarterback measures success amid team OTAs. The third-stringer only receives limited snaps behind Donovan McNabb and Rex Grossman, so impressing a new coaching staff isn't easy.

"I don't get many reps, so you either have great days or bad days out here," Brennan said. "If you complete your run of plays, then everything looks great. If you make one or two mistakes, it feels like a bad day. You just try to have as many great days as you can."

Rich Campbell of Fredericksburg.com had some OTA notes about Colt.

**I saw QB Colt Brennan make one great throw and one horrible throw. The good: Brennan hit WR Roydell Williams in-stride in a tight window, beating S Anderson Russell, near the left sideline for a 20-yard gain. Brennan was rolling left and threw across his body, but the ball was very strong.

The bad: LB Alvin Bowen picked off Brennan in red zone drills and would have returned it for a touchdown if the play had been allowed to progress that far. Brennan was looking to throw over the middle and didn’t see Bowen until it was too late. He tried to hold up, but the ball slipped out of his hand and easily into Bowen’s. Brennan yelled an obscenity as Bowen sprinted the other way, to the defense’s delight.

Off the field, Colt has been awesome to one of his fans.

Barnum, who graduated from Morton Ranch in 2009, was alledgedly stabbed in the heart with a screwdriver at the Citgo gas station on Franz and Westgreen in April.

Since then, the road to athletic stardom has not been easy.

Barnum is currently a patient at the Texas Institute of Rehabilitation and Research, an extension of Memorial Herman Hospital. Here, doctors are working diligently via therapy treatment to get him back onto the playing field.

“Everyday is a struggle,” Jemela admited. “It’s going to be a long road to recovery, but he continues to get better.”

Little did Barnum know that a part of his treatment would include correspondence with his all-time favorite quarterback, who has taken a special interest in Barnum’s underdog story.

“I just wanted to do something that would make Sean smile, so we reached out to the Washington Redskins. Within an hour, they e-mailed and called us back,” Jemela said.

And the response has been overwhelming.

“Colt Brennan calls and text messages me almost everyday just to see how Sean is doing. He’ll even leave voicemails for me to play to Sean with words of encouragement,” Jamela said.

ESPN.com's AFC South blog spotlights John Estes in an "On the radar" post.

Jacksonville needs better play from the center position, and undrafted rookie John Estes from Hawaii has a shot to make an impact in the middle of the Jaguars’ offensive line.

The Orange and Brown Report has a David Veikune update.

LB David Veikune has been stationed on the inside after coming in originally as a pass rushing defensive end in college. Mangini said he has taken advantage of his opportunities with D’Qwell Jackson out.

“David has taken advantage of the reps he’s received with D’Qwell not being here,” he said. “You can see his communication level improving and he showed different levels in college and last season. Now, he’s getting added value in his time here.”

If you have a Scout.com account (I don't), you can read a Q&A with Pisa Tinoisamoa.

And Jovonte Taylor has been drafted by the Las Vegas Locomotives of the UFL.