It is a unique week for the Washington Commanders. After defeating the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football, the Commanders immediately boarded a flight for Arizona, where they’ll spend the week preparing for their Week 4 opponent, the Arizona Cardinals.
Head coach Dan Quinn revealed Tuesday that running back Austin Ekeler didn’t accompany the team on their flight West after suffering a concussion in the third quarter of Monday’s win. When Quinn met with the media on Wednesday, he ruled Ekeler out for Sunday, which was not a surprise.
Ekeler isn’t Washington’s only player out for Sunday. Defensive end Clelin Ferrell, who missed Monday’s game with a knee injury, was also ruled out. Like Ekeler, Ferrell didn’t make the trip to Arizona with the team and will have an extra week to rehabilitate his knee injury.
Here’s the full injury report for Wednesday:
Did not participate: G Sam Cosmi (Achilles), WR Jamison Crowder (NIR/rest), RB Austin Ekeler (concussion/ruled out), TE Zach Ertz (NIR/rest), DE Clelin Ferrell (knee/ruled out)
Limited participants: S Quan Martin (elbow), CB Benjamin St-Juste (chest)
Full participant: CB Emmanuel Forbes (thumb), DT Jer’Zhan Newton (foot)
Two players missed practice for the Cardinals: TE Trey McBride (concussion) and DT Khyiris Tonga (knee). Several players were limited, including star safety Budda Baker (quadriceps) and first-round pick WR Marvin Harrison Jr. (quadriceps).