Dan Quinn walked out of the Washington Commanders’ final full practice of the week on Friday with a roster picture that still isn’t fully clear, but the wide receiver situation is obviously tight.
Washington is getting ready to host the Los Angeles Rams at Northwest Stadium on Sunday afternoon with only two healthy wideouts who have actually caught passes from Jayden Daniels this season. Treylon Burks has been working through a foot injury for the last few weeks and did not practice this week after leading the team in receiving yards against Philadelphia in Week 8.
Dyami Brown also went down with a calf injury in Thursday’s practice, and general manager Adam Peters said this morning it “didn’t look great.” Quinn said no one has been ruled out yet, and the team will make those calls, along with any corresponding roster moves, over the next two days.
That leaves Stefon Diggs and Antonio Williams on the field right now, with Luke McCaffrey still waiting for his first catch of the season. Washington also added veteran Van Jefferson from the practice squad after Terry McLaurin’s season-ending knee injury. Quinn also pointed to undrafted rookie Jaden Bradley, who is likely to be elevated Sunday, saying he leads the team’s scout team and has shown growth this year.
On the other side of the ball, Quinn said the Rams can create pressure with four linemen, and he noted that the return of future Hall of Fame DE Myles Garrett after surgery from a Week 1 knee injury would help them. Quinn described Garrett as “a complete player who’s long, and bigger than you think.” David Blough was asked yesterday about defending Aaron Donald and also brought up the other Rams pass rushers who have to be accounted for on every snap.
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