The Washington Commanders got a frightening injury scare in the first half of their Week 6 matchup with the San Francisco 49ers when Terry McLaurin went down in the first quarter on the team’s second drive.
McLaurin was running a route when he fell to the turf, and the injury appeared to be non-contact. He initially tried to make it to the sideline under his own power, but he went down before reaching it and had trainers attend to him on the field.
The scene quickly turned grim. McLaurin was eventually carted off and had an air cast placed on his left leg.
The Commanders later confirmed the bad news, ruling McLaurin out with a knee injury.
We’ll wait for an update from the team after the game, but we can only assume it’s a significant injury for the veteran wide receiver.
An unfortunate scene on the field, as McLaurin had to be carted off the field after going down with his injury. He also had an air cast put on his left leg.
We don’t have an official update from the team yet, but it doesn’t look good for him and he’s going to be out for the rest of the game.
Here’s a look at the play where McLaurin got hurt. You can see his leg just gives out on him.
#TerryMcLaurin @Commanders By video, worry for left patella tendon rupture Leg just gives out. Horrible.
🙏 Would mean surgery and season. Carted off with airsplint. https://t.co/haMuICJFxu
- David J. Chao - ProFootballDoc (@ProFootballDoc) October 20, 2026
Entering Week 6, McLaurin led the Commanders with 203 receiving yards and ranked second on the team with 14 catches, so losing him would be a major hit to Washington’s passing game.
That means more will be asked of Stefon Diggs and Antonio Williams, among others, to help replace what McLaurin brings to the offense.
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