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ASHBURN, Va. -- Last year Martrell Spaight was so sensitive to light that he darkened his sunglasses with a black marker.He is set to make his first NFL start for the Washington Redskins under the Monday night spotlight against Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers. After missing his entire rookie season with concussion problems, Spaight earned the trust of the coaching staff to fill in for Will Compton at middle linebacker.Hes a young football player still with limited starting reps, but this is a great opportunity for him, coach Jay Gruden said Thursday. He hasnt had that opportunity other than preseason and a little bit here and there, so Im excited to see him. I love his energy. I like the way he hits, he hustles and hes good in pass defense.Spaight just being on the field is an accomplishment. A fifth-round pick out of Arkansas in 2015, he tried to play through concussion symptoms before Washington placed him on injured reserve and he went to great lengths to get back to normal.When he couldnt find dark enough sunglasses, Spaight grabbed a sharpie and darkened them so he could go about his rehab. In his bleakest moments of reflection, including the return of symptoms in September, he wondered if this whole football thing was going to work out after all.It was very difficult for me mentally because you work so hard and after a while you start questioning yourself, `Is it meant for me to play this game? Spaight recalled Friday.The 23-year-old got his answer last week at Philadelphia when he heard a coach yell out, Spaight, get your helmet. A knee injury to Compton forced Spaight into the starting middle linebacker role, headset and all, as the captain of the defense, and Gruden was impressed with how he handled those duties.So impressed that theyre all his Monday against Carolina.We like his athletic ability, Gruden said. Mentally, is he as far along as where Comp is? Well see, but he didnt have any trouble communicating the calls, so I feel very confident in Spaight. I think hes a good linebacker. Hes tough, hes physical, and weve just got to make sure health-wise he gets to where he can be productive.Spaight has been nursing a shoulder injury himself, but the adrenaline that has him struggling to stay calm now could help him get ready for the Panthers. Spaight has felt his game make a heck of a jump from a year ago, and hes performing beyond his 12 games of mostly special teams pro experience.Recognizing that hes still effectively a rookie, defensive coordinator Joe Barry, a former linebackers coach, still sees the linebacker intuition in Spaight.Its hard to teach instincts, its hard to teach awareness, Barry said. You can teach a guy how to key better, use his eyes, use his hands, use his feet, break on the ball better, take on blocks. You can coach and teach those things. You cant teach instincts. You cant teach awareness and thats always the toughest thing to evaluate because you really never know if a guy has those instincts and awareness until youre truly around him.Being around Spaight is enough to make Compton confident in his understudy. Working under Compton is one reason for Grudens faith in Spaight, but his game preparation is on another level, too.Hes always very adamant and humble in his approach to preparing for a game, Compton said. I have total faith in him. For him itll just be staying calm, staying focused, just not getting too high in the moment and just playing his game because when he plays he can play.After burying his own doubts about his future, Spaight will get the chance to play against a former league MVP in front of a national audience at the center of the defense.Just seeing that everythings better than it was, it just opened my eyes and showed that Im meant to play this game and I feel like this is my calling, Spaight said. Im anxious to go out there and show the world what I can get done.Game notes Along with Compton, rookie linebacker Sua Cravens didnt practice Friday because of an upper-arm/elbow injury. ... Tight end Jordan Reed is progressing from a sprained left shoulder that has limited him. Reed participated in one-on-one drills Friday. ... Left guard Shawn Lauvao (groin) and center Spencer Long (concussion) practiced and could be available to face the Panthers. If they play, Washington would have its entire starting offensive line for the first time since October.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Custom Chicago Cubs Jerseys . Francis told several hundred members of the European Olympic Committees that when sport "is considered only in economic terms and consequently for victory at every cost . Leon Durham Jersey . 10 Texas Rangers jersey for one last time. Young formally announced his retirement Friday after returning to Rangers Ballpark, his baseball home for all but the last of his 13 major league seasons. https://www.cheapcubs.com/800t-manny-trillo-jersey-cubs.html . 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WASHINGTON -- Eduardo Nunez led the way as the San Francisco Giants bested Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg.Nunez got four hits, including two triples and a double against Strasburg, and the San Francisco Giants beat Washington 7-1 in a matchup of NL division leaders.Brandon Belt homered, doubled and singled as the Giants ended Washingtons four-game winning streak.Giants manager Bruce Bochy liked how his offense, which has been struggling lately, performed against Strasburg.Our guys did a good job out there, Bochy said. (Strasburg) has great stuff. He has battles and competes.Slumping right fielder Bryce Harper of the Nationals left after the sixth inning with a stiff neck.Matt Cain (4-6) won his third straight start, pitching five shutout innings and scattering five hits. Last Sunday, he threw five no-hit innings to beat the Nationals at home.Strasburg (15-2) was trying to become the first pitcher in the majors with 16 wins this season. Instead, he lasted only 4 2/3 innings in his shortest outing this year, giving up four runs and eight hits.Strasburg struck out eight but allowed two runs in both the fourth and fifth innings. He threw 88 pitches overall.I feel like I was scuffling the whole game, Strasburg said. Yeah, I retired nine of the first 10, but I didnt really feel like I was executing, and it just kind of caught up to me. They grinded.Nunez had been hitless in his last 16 at-bats, and was just 2 for 20 since being traded over by Minnesota in late July. The AL All-Star scored three runs and just missed the cycle as his first triple nearly went over the wall.There was too much Nunez today, Nationals manager Dusty Baker said. This was his day. They must have eaten some line drives for lunch because there were line drives hit everywhere.Nunez said his new teammates have been giving him lots of support through his recent problems, and this game could be a turning point.(Its been) a very tough week for me, Nunez said.dddddddddddd To have that game, I have my confidence back. Ive been working in the cage. Things happen. I hope tomorrows going to be a better day, too.Buster Posey drove in two runs for the Giants, who had been struggling at the plate lately before getting 14 hits.Danny Espinosa drove in the lone Washington run with an eighth-inning single.A BIT OF HISTORYNunez became just the second player since the Giants moved to San Francisco in 1958 to post two triples and a double in the same game. Will Clark was the other, on Aug. 14, 1991, against the Braves.TRAINERS ROOMGiants: RF Hunter Pence bounced a foul ball off his face in the second inning. The ball hit banged off the ground and rebounded to hit him under his right eye, leaving a welt and a black eye, but he remained in the game. ... RHP Cory Gearrin (shoulder strain) has thrown three scoreless innings of relief over three games on a rehab assignment at Triple-A Sacramento.Nationals: 1B Ryan Zimmerman was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a bruised left wrist. The move is retroactive to Aug. 1. OF Brian Goodwin was promoted from Triple-A Syracuse. ... Goodwin replaced Harper and made his major league debut, and had a flyout in his lone at-bat. Ive been having it for a couple days now, Harper said. Its been bothering me. Tonight, (Baker) came up to me in the seventh inning and just gave me the night off.UP NEXTGiants: LHP Madison Bumgarner (10-6) tries to rebound after his worst start of the season last Tuesday when he gave up eight runs on 10 hits in five innings during a 13-8 loss at Philadelphia.Nationals: RHP Tanner Roark (11-6) has won five of his last six decisions, including his last two starts when he earned victories over Arizona and San Francisco. ' ' '