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Dan Quinn opened his Friday presser by talking about this week’s team captains, Chris Paul(offense), Von Miller(defense), Tyler Owens(special teams). They all have ties to the state of Texas where the team will be on Sunday to play the Dallas Cowboys. Quinn said he loves Chris Paul’s story, and he’s been a big help in the run game.
Terry McLaurin(quad) is the only player that has been ruled out. Quinn said he’s closer, but he’s just not ready yet. This will be the fourth game that McLaurin will miss, which raised similar questions to Noah Brown who was placed on IR this week after missing his fourth game with a groin injury. Quinn said it’s difficult with a soft tissue injury for a speed player. McLaurin is working at it, but needed another week.
Deebo Samuel has been the team’s lead WR with McLaurin sidelined, but he’s also been dealing with a heel injury for the last three weeks. He has played through it, and played the most WR snaps on the team. Samuel got reps in today which is a good sign for him playing through it again on Sunday.
Sam Cosmi(ACL) and Jonathan Jones(hamstring) are coming back from injuries and had their 21-day practice windows opened recently. Cosmi has been practicing fully and Quinn said he looked good in practice. Cosmi and Jones could be activated for Sunday’s game.
The Commanders signed former 1st round WR Treylon Burks to the practice squad and they have a plan for him. Quinn was very excited to add him to the team as they continue to deal with injuries at the position.
