The Washington Commanders returned to the practice field on Thursday in preparation for Sunday’s home opener against the New York Giants from Northwest Stadium.
Rookie defensive tackle Johnny Newton continues to trend in a positive direction. Head coach Dan Quinn said the Commanders have brought Newton along slowly after a pair of offseason foot surgeries and continue to ramp up his activity.
“So we pushed it hard with him, conditioning yesterday, hold today, but we wanted the padded day for him tomorrow,” Quinn said Wednesday. We’re trending in the right way.”
Quinn indicated the team would have a clearer indication on Friday about whether Newton would play Sunday or not.
“We’ll kind of have a better sense for when we get to Friday, but he’s definitely trending in the right spot,” Quinn said. “So, we’re close for sure, but I’ll trust my eyes and make sure he is going through the whole process to get ready.”
Emmanuel Forbes was limited on Thursday with a thumb injury, but it was later revealed that he’d be undergoing surgery on Friday. It’s unknown if the Commanders will place Forbes on the reserve/injured list, but if they did, he would miss at least four games.
Here is Washington’s full injury report from Thursday:
Did not participate: N/A
Limited participants: CB Emmanuel Forbes (thumb), DT Jer’Zhan Newton (foot)
Full participants: OT Brandon Coleman (shoulder), S Tyler Owens (ankle), RB Brian Robinson Jr. (knee), OT Trent Scott (knee)
The Giants released their injury report, and rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers was limited on Thursday due to a knee injury.