The Washington Football Team will be without two key offensive players in their Week 15 game against the Philadelphia Eagles Tuesday. Wide receiver Curtis Samuel was initially ruled out in Friday’s injury report. His status did not change.
However, running back J.D. McKissic, who cleared concussion protocol after missing two games, was listed as questionable. However, McKissic did not practice over the weekend with a neck injury and is now out of Tuesday’s NFC East battle.
J.D. McKissic and Curtis Samuel are OUT for #WASvsPHI
🤝 @InovaHealth
— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) December 20, 2021
Washington is accustomed to playing without Samuel. However, going without McKissic for a third straight game is a tough break for Washington. As of now, Washington doesn’t know if either of its top two quarterbacks — Taylor Heinicke and Kyle Allen — will play due to being on the reserve/COVID-19 list.
Tight end Ricky Seals-Jones is questionable.
For Samuel, this will be the ninth game he’s missed in his first season in Washington. He was dealing with a nagging groin injury; now, it’s his hamstring.
In some rare good news for Washington, the team did activate rookie right tackle Sam Cosmi and defensive end Montez Sweat from injured reserve. Cosmi started every game before injuries impacted his season. Sweat should move right back into the lineup for Washington. Head coach Ron Rivera said that he didn’t believe Sweat would face any limitations over the weekend.