The Washington Commanders held their final, full practice of the week today. They will be hosting the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football, and they won’t know the status of two players until gameday
morning. WRs Terry McLaurin(quad) and Noah Brown(groin) were ruled out earlier today by head coach Dan Quinn who said they just weren’t there yet. McLaurin is missing his third straight game, while Brown has now missed the last four.
Deebo Samuel didn’t practice all week due to a vet rest day and a heel injury he’s been dealing with since last week. Quinn said they would take it to Monday to determine whether he’s good to go for their primetime game. Samuel missed two practices and still played last week. Quinn said he didn’t think this would be a season-long issue, but they needed to manage it for now.
Chris Rodriguez Jr hasn’t practiced all week due to a new calf injury. If he can’t go on Monday night, Washington could elevate either Chase Edmonds or Donovan Edwards from the practice squad to back up Bill Croskey-Merritt and Jeremy McNichols.
Jayden Daniels(knee) and John Bates(shoulder) both returned from injuries last week. They’re still on the injury report, but don’t have an injury designation. Daniels will continue to wear the knee brace that he started wearing when he returned to practice last week.
Sam Cosmi’s 21-day practice window was opened last week. He is listed as doubtful, and he hasn’t been activated from the Reserve/PUP list yet. He will have two more weeks to return to play, or he’d have to go to injured reserve, ending his season. Cosmi is expected back soon, but he has talked about getting his football conditioning back up to game levels.
OUT
WR Terry McLaurin – Suffered a quad injury vs the Raiders, hasn’t practiced since. Misses third straight game
WR Noah Brown – Had dealt with a knee injury since June, Missing fourth straight game with groin injury
Doubtful
RT Sam Cosmi – 21-day practice window opened last week, returning from ACL surgery
Questionable
RB Chris Rodriguez – Didn’t practice all week with a new calf injury
WR Deebo Samuel – Had a new heel injury last week, didn’t practice today, and will be evaluated on Monday
No Injury Designation
TE John Bates – Full practice the last two days, listed with a new shoulder injury.
QB Jayden Daniels – Returned last week after missing two games due to knee sprain
