Dan Quinn spoke to reporters before the team hits the practice field for a jog-through as they prepare for a road game against the Dallas Cowboys. The Washington Commanders announced several roster moves before Quinn stepped up to the microphone. WR Noah Brown has missed the last four games with a groin injury. He returned to practice last week, but has now been placed on injured reserve. Quinn said he didn’t suffer a setback during his two limited practices, his injury didn’t respond the way it needed to for the workload.
Terry McLaurin has missed the last three games with a quad injury, and will return to practice for the first time this week. Quinn said he was making progress last week, but he wasn’t quite there yet. Deebo Samuel has also been dealing with a heel injury for the last two weeks, but still leads the team in WR snaps. Washington has been using wide receivers from their practice squad for depth, and signed Chris Moore from the practice squad after McLaurin’s injury.
Dorance Armstrong suffered a hamstring injury on Monday night, but came back into the game. Quinn said he wouldn’t have an update on the team’s best pass rusher until they ramp things up tomorrow for a full padded practice.
Sam Cosmi is returning from ACL surgery in January, and Quinn liked what he saw from him in practice last week. His 21-day practice window to return from the Reserve/PUP list was opened on October 1st, and he still has another week to get activated to the 53-man roster, or shut down for the season. It sounds like Cosmi could be back this week as expected.