ESPN’s Adam Schefter Wednesday said the Commanders will soon get a shot in the arm.
During his weekly appearance on the “Pat McAfee Show,” Schefter mentioned that the bye will do the Commanders well, and something else will help them, too. Here is some of what he had to say:
“Here’s a little headline. When they get back from their bye after this week, it sounds like Marshon Lattimore is going to make his Commanders’ debut in the first game back for Washington.”
Commanders CB Marshon Lattimore is poised to make his return after Washington’s bye week next Sunday in, of all places, New Orleans.
The weekly 6 pack with @tyschmit:
🎧 https://t.co/dtIvgefhuY pic.twitter.com/SuyJNGFBoq
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 3, 2024
“You saw that they released Emmanuel Forbes, their first-round draft pick, former first-round pick who was claimed on waivers by the Los Angeles Rams. Part of the reason they released him was they had Lattimore coming back after the bye.”
“And it looks like he is tracking to play his first game for the Commanders; what six weeks after the trade deadline? Or five weeks after the trade deadline?”
“We’ve been waiting for Marshon Lattimore to make his debut, and this will be a little jolt in the arm for Washington, coming off of its bye, getting its Pro Bowl cornerback.”
“By the way, when they do bring back Lattimore for his first game as a Commander next week, guess where that game will be? In New Orleans against his former team.”
“What better way than to bring back Marshon Lattimore for his first game as a Commander, in New Orleans, against the Saints, the team that traded him away?”
Good to hear the Commanders being a subject of positive discussion on one of the national shows that brings much focus on the NFL.