Redskins rookie Morgan Moses placed on injured reserve with Lisfranc sprain

Rookie right tackle Morgan Moses sustained a Lisfranc sprain in one of his feet during practice on Wednesday and will miss the final three games of the season, coach Jay Gruden said Thursday.

Moses will require surgery to correct the injury and could miss upwards of eight months, making it a virtual certainty he will miss the offseason program. It also puts his availability for the start of training camp and the preseason in jeopardy.

“They said it’s a tricky injury, but I think he’ll be fine because he’s not out there having to run and cut,” said strong safety Phillip Thomas, who sustained a similar injury on Aug. 8, 2013 and missed his entire first season. “It’s just a lot of time spent off your feet. It’s just a long recovery process. It took me about six months before I could start getting on the field running around, so it just takes a lot of time.”

Drafted in the third round out of Virginia, Moses played 127 snaps on offense this season, filling in for left tackle Trent Williams in the Redskins’ loss to Tampa Bay before making his first start a week later at San Francisco.

To fill Moses’ spot on the active roster, the Redskins signed running back Chris Thompson off their practice squad. Thompson, a fourth-round pick out of Florida State in 2013, played in four games last season before undergoing surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder, and it’s likely he’ll step in for wide receiver Andre Roberts as the Redskins’ primary kickoff returner.

Defensive end Jason Hatcher (soreness in right knee), inside linebacker Keenan Robinson (sprained left knee) and strong safety Brandon Meriweather (sprained right big toe) did not practice Thursday.

Running back Roy Helu (turf toe in left foot) was able to return to practice, while quarterback Colt McCoy (pinched nerve in neck), wide receiver DeSean Jackson (bruised right shin), nose tackle Chris Baker (unspecified toe injury) and defensive end Kedric Golston (strained lower back) were limited.

“Today I was able to do a little more,” Jackson said. “Still, I don’t feel like I’m at that point yet, but hopefully tomorrow, it’ll get better. Day by day, I’m gradually just getting better. That’s all I can do.”