The Washington Redskins announced Dec. 10 that they have signed offensive lineman D'Anthony Batiste. He will wear jersey No. 78.

The 6-foot-4 Batiste, who is in his third NFL season, played and started four games at guard for the Atlanta Falcons in 2007.

He was originally signed by Dallas as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He spent the first six weeks of that season on the Cowboys practice squad before being signed by Carolina. He did not see any action for the Panthers.

A native of Marksville, La., Batiste was a four-year letterman at University of Louisiana-Lafayette. He was born March 29, 1982.