Overview
- The Commanders placed RB Jeremy McNichols, DT Daron Payne and DT Javon Kinlaw on injured reserve on Tuesday, forcing each to miss at least four games under NFL rules.
- Head coach Dan Quinn said McNichols has a midfoot injury that the team calls serious and will undergo further scans, and multiple reporters say he is expected to miss several months.
- Payne suffered a Jones fracture in practice that is expected to end his season and removes a player who had been mentioned as a possible trade candidate before the injury.
- Kinlaw was placed on IR because of a knee issue that kept him out of Week 8, and the team says he will be unavailable for at least the next four games.
- To plug the backfield gap, Washington claimed RB Robert Henry Jr. off waivers and now relies on Rachaad White and Austin Ekeler as the only healthy running backs on the 53-man roster while the club weighs more roster moves and its limited IR-return activations.