The Washington Commanders continue to lose bodies in their secondary. Entering Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers, Washington was without starting cornerbacks Kendall Fuller and Benjamin St-Juste, and starting safety Percy Butler.
In the first half, cornerback Tariq Castro-Fields, seeing his first time on defense this season, injured his shoulder and was lost for the game. That created an opportunity for second-year cornerback Christian Holmes.
The special-teams stalwart immediately made an impact, breaking up a third-and-5 around midfield to force a punt. Washington would score a touchdown on the following possession.
As for Holmes, he remained in the game and, by all accounts, played well.
Unfortunately, in the fourth quarter, on what appeared to be a Deebo Samuel first-down run inside the five-yard line, Holmes seemed fine, chatting with Trent Williams before he suddenly fell to the ground.
Here’s the play.
Scary moment at FedEx. Christian Holmes appeared to just fall down after this play and was flat on his back as trainers rushed out to tend to him. He later walked off on his own and was just carted back to the locker room. The team ruled him out with a concussion. pic.twitter.com/fzzQElAgmm
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) December 31, 2023
Holmes was on the ground for several minutes before he was carted off. Washington immediately ruled him out with a concussion.
Holmes was a seventh-round draft pick from Oklahoma State in the 2022 NFL draft.