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Washington Commanders

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67 reports

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InjuryWeek 3ActiveUpdate: read the earlier report this one follows
Sam Darnold is off the injury report for Sunday's game at Washington.
Player
Sam Darnold
Team
Seahawks
2 more facts on the full report
Sam DarnoldQB, SEA Seattle Seahawks 1 more player or team on the full report
@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Sep 25, 2026
Covered in the Brief: Week 3 Fantasy Football News and Injuries (2026): Achane, Dart and Caleb go down
InjuryWeek 3Questionable
Jayden Daniels will not be placed on injured reserve after dislocated left elbow evaluation; considered week-to-week.
Player
Jayden Daniels
Team
Commanders
3 more facts on the full report
Jayden DanielsQB, WAS Washington Commanders
InjuryWeek 3Questionable
Seahawks HC Mike Macdonald says QB Sam Darnold is on a good track to play Sunday against Washington Commanders after missing most of first two games with glute injury.
Player
Sam Darnold
Team
Seahawks
4 more facts on the full report
Sam DarnoldQB, SEA Seattle Seahawks
InjuryWeek 2OutUpdate: read the earlier report this one follows
Jayden Daniels dislocated left elbow; Marcus Mariota expected to start Sunday vs. Seattle.
Player
Jayden Daniels
Injury
dislocated left elbow
2 more facts on the full report
Jayden Daniels
InjuryWeek 2Update: read the earlier report this one follows
Jayden Daniels dislocated his left elbow; x-rays showed no fracture.
Injury
dislocated his left elbow
Imaging
x-rays showed no fracture
2 more facts on the full report
Jayden Daniels
InjuryWeek 2Update: read the earlier report this one follows
Commanders QB Jayden Daniels dislocated his left elbow and will undergo additional testing Monday.
Injury
dislocated his left elbow
Timeline
additional testing Monday
Jayden DanielsQB, WAS Washington Commanders
InjuryWeek 2OutUpdate: read the earlier report this one follows
Commanders rule out QB Jayden Daniels with left elbow injury.
Injury
left elbow injury
Status
ruled out
1 more fact on the full report
Jayden Daniels
InjuryWeek 2Out
Commanders QB Jayden Daniels was carted to the locker room with an apparent elbow injury.
Injury
apparent elbow injury
Event
carted to the locker room
Jayden DanielsQB, WAS Washington Commanders
@AdamSchefter on X,
TransactionWeek 2Active
Cowboys elevated LB Justin Barron and LB Curtis Robinson from their practice squad for Sunday's game vs. the Commanders.
Player 1
Justin Barron
Position 1
LB
4 more facts on the full report
Justin BarronLB, DAL Curtis Robinson
InjuryWeek 1Out
Jonathan Greenard ruled out for Sunday's Eagles-Commanders opener.
Status
ruled out for Sunday's opener
Jonathan GreenardDL, PHI Philadelphia Eagles 1 more player or team on the full report
TransactionInjured reserve
Commanders placed DT Jer'Zhan Newton and T Laremy Tunsil on injured reserve and re-signed CB Fabian Moreau and DT Shy Tuttle.
Placed on IR
Jer'Zhan Newton, Laremy Tunsil
Re-signed
Fabian Moreau, Shy Tuttle
1 more fact on the full report
Fabian MoreauDB, WAS Jer'Zhan Newton
TransactionSignedUpdate: read the earlier report this one follows
Commanders re-sign Shy Tuttle to active roster.
Team
Commanders
Transaction
re-signing to active roster
Shy TuttleDL, WAS Washington Commanders
TransactionActive
Stef is staying with the Commanders.
Status
staying in 3
Stefon DiggsWR, WAS Washington Commanders
@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Aug 31, 2026
TransactionReleased
Commanders released veteran WR Van Jefferson.
Released by
Commanders
Position
WR
Van JeffersonWR, WAS Washington Commanders
@AdamSchefter on X,
TransactionReleased
Commanders are releasing defensive tackle Shy Tuttle, but plan on bringing him back for the first game.
Released by
Commanders
Plan
Bring him back for the first game
Shy TuttleDL, WAS Washington Commanders
@AdamSchefter on X,
TransactionSigned
Commanders officially signed veteran OT D.J. Humphries.
Signed with
Commanders
Position
OT
D.J. HumphriesOL Washington Commanders
@AdamSchefter on X,
TransactionSignedUpdate: read the earlier report this one follows
Commanders sign former Pro Bowl LT DJ Humphries to 1-year deal; Laremy Tunsil out with torn triceps.
Signed with
Commanders to a 1-year deal
Previous team
Arizona Cardinals
2 more facts on the full report
Laremy Tunsil
Transaction
Left tackle DJ Humphries worked out for the Commanders.
Player
DJ Humphries
Position
Left tackle
2 more facts on the full report
D.J. HumphriesOL Los Angeles Rams 1 more
PerformanceActive
Jayden Daniels, Terry McLaurin and Stefon Diggs all are expected to play today.
Status
expected to play today
Jayden DanielsQB, WAS Stefon DiggsWR, WAS 2 more players or teams on the full report
TransactionUpdate: read the earlier report this one follows
Commanders signed LB Krys Barnes, DT Maurice Hurst II, TE Tre McKitty and RB Craig Reynolds, released P Matt Haack and K Jake Moody, and placed WR River Cracraft and RB Jerome Ford on Reserve/Injured List.
Signed
Krys Barnes, Maurice Hurst II, Tre McKitty, Craig Reynolds
Released
Matt Haack, Jake Moody
1 more fact on the full report
Krys Barnes
TransactionSigned
The Commanders are signing RB Craig Reynolds. Jeremy McNichols is out a bit with a quad injury.
Signing
Craig Reynolds
Team
Commanders
2 more facts on the full report
Craig ReynoldsRB, WAS Jeremy McNichols
InjuryOut
Commanders quarterback Marcus Mariota suffered a sprained MCL that is now likely to sideline him for the remainder of the preseason.
Injury
sprained MCL
Timeline
remainder of the preseason
1 more fact on the full report
Marcus MariotaQB, WAS Washington Commanders
SuspensionSuspended
NFL suspends Commanders DE Dorance Armstrong one game for violating the personal conduct policy.
Suspended for
violating the personal conduct policy
Duration
one game
1 more fact on the full report
Dorance ArmstrongDL, WAS Washington Commanders
News
Commanders QB Jayden Daniels addresses the LSU NIL story, stating his full personal focus is on the 2026 NFL season.
Player
Jayden Daniels
Team
Commanders
1 more fact on the full report
Jayden DanielsQB, WAS Washington Commanders
,
InjuryOutUpdate: read the earlier report this one follows
Laremy Tunsil will undergo surgery on his torn tricep and is expected to miss significant time, if not the season. Brandon Coleman will replace him at left tackle.
Injury
torn tricep
Status
will undergo surgery
3 more facts on the full report
Laremy Tunsil
InjuryOut
Commanders LT Laremy Tunsil will undergo surgery on his torn tricep and is expected to miss significant time, if not the season.
Injury
torn tricep
Status
will undergo surgery
1 more fact on the full report
Laremy TunsilOL, WAS Washington Commanders
InjuryOutUpdate: read the earlier report this one follows
Laremy Tunsil suffered a torn triceps in practice during pass-rush drills and will likely require surgery, missing at least a significant portion of the regular season.
Injury
torn triceps
Incident
practice during 1-on-1 pass-rush drills
4 more facts on the full report
Laremy Tunsil
InjuryOutUpdate: read the earlier report this one follows
Commanders left tackle Laremy Tunsil suffered a torn triceps in practice and will likely require surgery that will sideline him for a significant portion of the season.
Injury
torn triceps
Team
Commanders
2 more facts on the full report
Laremy Tunsil
InjuryOut
Commanders LT Laremy Tunsil suffered a torn triceps in practice and will miss at least a significant portion of the regular season. Andrew Wylie is likely to be the new left tackle.
Injury
torn triceps
Event
1-on-1 pass-rush drills in practice
3 more facts on the full report
Laremy TunsilOL, WAS Andrew Wylie
Transaction
Commanders signed veteran C Daniel Brunskill, OT Nicholas Petit-Frere and G Max Scharping, released WR Chris Hilton Jr. and G Timothy McKay, and placed DT D.J. Davidson on the Reserve/Retired List.
Signed
Daniel Brunskill (C), Nicholas Petit-Frere (OT), Max Scharping (G)
Released
Chris Hilton Jr. (WR), Timothy McKay (G)
1 more fact on the full report
Chris HiltonWR Daniel BrunskillOL, LAC

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Caleb Williams

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Sep 25, 2026

Covered in the Brief: Week 3 Fantasy Football News and Injuries (2026): Achane, Dart and Caleb go down

1 more player or team on the full report

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Sep 24, 2026

Covered in the Brief: Week 3 Fantasy Football News and Injuries (2026): Achane, Dart and Caleb go down

QB, WAS

Marcus MariotaQB, WAS

1 more player or team on the full report

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Sep 21, 2026

Covered in the Brief: Week 2 Fantasy Football News and Injuries (2026): Dart, Daniels and Caleb go down

QB, WAS

Washington Commanders

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Sep 20, 2026

Covered in the Brief: Week 2 Fantasy Football News and Injuries (2026): Dart, Daniels and Caleb go down

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Sep 20, 2026

Covered in the Brief: Week 2 Fantasy Football News and Injuries (2026): Dart, Daniels and Caleb go down

QB, WAS

Washington Commanders

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Sep 20, 2026

Covered in the Brief: Week 2 Fantasy Football News and Injuries (2026): Dart, Daniels and Caleb go down

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Sep 20, 2026

Covered in the Brief: Week 2 Fantasy Football News and Injuries (2026): Dart, Daniels and Caleb go down

LB, DAL

2 more players or teams on the full report

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Sep 19, 2026

Covered in the Brief: Week 2 Fantasy Football News and Injuries (2026): Dart, Daniels and Caleb go down

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Sep 11, 2026

DL, WAS

3 more players or teams on the full report

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Aug 31, 2026

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Aug 31, 2026

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Aug 26, 2026

OL, WAS

Arizona Cardinals

1 more player or team on the full report

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Aug 25, 2026

player or team on the full report

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Aug 25, 2026

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Aug 22, 2026

LB, CLE

Craig ReynoldsRB, WAS

7 more players or teams on the full report

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Aug 18, 2026

RB, WAS

1 more player or team on the full report

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Aug 17, 2026

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Aug 16, 2026

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Aug 14, 2026

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab)

Aug 13, 2026

OL, WAS

Brandon ColemanOL, WAS

1 more player or team on the full report

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Aug 10, 2026

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Aug 10, 2026

OL, WAS

Andrew WylieOL, WAS

2 more players or teams on the full report

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Aug 8, 2026

OL, WAS

Washington Commanders

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Aug 8, 2026

OL, WAS

3 more players or teams on the full report

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Aug 8, 2026

4 more players or teams on the full report

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Aug 8, 2026