ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Terry McLaurin was a no-show for the Washington Commanders' first on-field workout of the offseason while negotiations on a contract extension are ongoing for the team's top receiver.
The Washington Commanders have picked up edge rusher Montez Sweat’s fifth-year option, an expected move that keeps a cornerstone of their defense under contract through the 2023 season.
Sweat is set to earn $11.5 million that season on the option the team announced Wednesday it was exercising on its second pick in the first round in 2019.
Ron Rivera has wondered when a run of injuries and other absences would catch up to Washington.
He got his answer in a 27-20 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
When November began, the NFC East was all about the runaway Cowboys.
Now in December, it could become about surging Washington (6-6) if it can beat Dallas (8-4) on Sunday.
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington put Montez Sweat on the NFL’s COVID-19 reserve list Wednesday after the third-year pass rusher tested positive for the coronavirus.
He was expected to return to practice this week and play against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday after missing the past four games with a broken jaw.
When the NFL schedule came out in May, Ron Rivera loved that Washington finished the season with five games against NFC East competition.
He told players it was an opportunity if they could still be in the playoff race by this stretch.
WASHINGTON (3-6) at CAROLINA (5-5)
Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox
OPENING LINE: Patriots by 3 1/2, according to FanDuel SportsBook.
Chase Young will not play the rest of this season after injuring his right leg and is scheduled to undergo surgery.
Reigning Defensive Rookie of the Year Chase Young suffered a potentially serious right knee injury on Sunday, putting a damper on Washington’s big win against Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — As it is, Chase Young’s second year in the NFL was not going according to plan, including just 1 1/2 sacks and criticism from none other than Washington coach Ron Rivera.
Now the big question is whether Young’s season is over because of a torn ligament in his right knee.
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman let out a faint cough and assured those seated at least 6 feet away that it was allergies, not COVID-19. He had tested negative for the coronavirus three times in the previous week.
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — After Jameis Winston connected with Marquez Callaway on a Hail Mary touchdown on the final play of the first half, Sean Payton recalled a similar play in his first season as New Orleans Saints coach.
WASHINGTON (1-2) at ATLANTA (1-2)
Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, Fox
OPENING LINE: Washington by 1½, according to FanDuel SportsBook.
Defense was supposed to be the biggest reason to believe Washington could repeat as NFC East champions, and it still might turn out to be.
But through the first two weeks of the season, the unit led by reigning Defensive Rookie of the Year Chase Young has not lived up to lofty expectations.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Raekwon Davis was placed on injured reserve by the Miami Dolphins on Tuesday, meaning the defensive tackle will miss at least three games.
Davis injured a knee in the Dolphins’ season-opening win at New England on Sunday.
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — With Justin Herbert the first of several top quarterbacks on the docket this season. Washington's defense is taking on Jack Del Rio's approach to respect every opponent but fear nobody.
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Rashawn Slater solidified himself as one of the top offensive linemen in college with his dominating performance against Chase Young in 2019.
Two years later, Slater's first assignment in the NFL will be to contain Young again when the Los Angeles Chargers face the Washington Football Team on Sunday in the season opener.
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — It was a race to the end zone between Washington's offense and a small bird walking on the sideline.
The offense reached the goal line first, but the bird is the star of training camp this week.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — It's rare when an NFL team switches a player's position after a successful rookie season.
The Carolina Panthers are doing it anyway with Jeremy Chinn.
Chinn is moving to safety after finishing runner-up to Washington's Chase Young for 2020 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year while playing mostly linebacker.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Any worries about Jonathan Allen going into the final year of his contract without a long-term deal have evaporated on the eve of Washington training camp.
Allen and the team agreed to terms on a $72 million, four-year contract extension with a $30 million signing bonus, according to his agency.
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