The Washington Commanders hosted the Miami Dolphins on Friday night and had off yesterday. They held a walkthrough today that was closed to the media, but head coach Dan Quinn spoke to them after. He confirmed that QB Marcus Mariota suffered a sprained MCL and will be out for the rest of the preseason. He’s optimistic Mariota will be back for the regular season. Quinn said the injury won’t change their plans for starters playing vs the Lions this week. Backups Sam Hartman and Athan Kaliakmanis will be getting
extended looks over the next two games.
Quinn had some positive injury updates for C Nick Allegretti and TE John Bates. Both players will be working back into practice on Tuesday. Cornerback Trey Amos is going to need more time after suffering an ankle injury when he returned to practice from a broken fibula from last season. Quinn said it wasn’t a reaggravation, more soreness. Jeremy McNichols suffered a quad injury that will keep him sidelined for a few weeks.
Quinn said he wasn’t pleased with the defense on the first drive against Miami, but noted that he was pleased with what he saw from LBs Sonny Styles and Leo Chenal even though they didn’t get a lot of action their way. There have been too many penalties, both in training camp practices, and on Friday night. There were pre-snap penalties and illegal formation calls that need to get cleaned up before the regular season.
Quinn was also asked about the NIL/jersey dispute between Jayden Daniels and LSU. He said he hasn’t paid much attention to it, and he’s focused on getting Daniels and the team ready for the regular season. Daniels has had a great camp, been a leader, and he likes the connection he’s already formed with newly-signed WR Stefon Diggs.
