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Game-ending penalty could be start of holding pattern for Redskins linebacker Brian Orakpo

It's not everyday someone draws a walk-off holding penalty to beat the Dallas Cowboys. The way Brian Orakpo was playing, it shouldn't have been a surprise.The Washington Redskins linebacker drew three holding calls on Dallas tackle Alex Barron in Sunday's 13-7 win. That's 30 yards worth of setback for a Cowboys offense that came very close to pulling out the victory.Orakpo will have to get used to it. After setting a Redskins rookie record with 11 sacks and earning a Pro Bowl berth last season, he is showing no sign of a sophomore slump. Not only is he stronger, but he's getting a chance to blitz perhaps three times as often in his new role as an outside linebacker in the team's 3-4 alignment.The Redskins host Houston on Sunday."He has great leverage and he knows how to use it," fullback Mike Sellers said. "He makes a lot of linemen panic because he's one of those new guys in the league that people watch to see what he's doing. He'll be the next DeMarcus Ware, probably even a little bi...

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