The Commanders, in preparing for their Week 8 contest at home against the Bears, have announced the following are inactive.
- QB Jeff Driskel: This is the fourth consecutive game Driskel is inactive. He is however the designated emergency quarterback if two quarterbacks are injured today. He was active when Marcus Mariota was on injured reserve.
- S Darrick Forrest: Forrest was inactive the first four games, then active the last three, before today again being inactive.
- TE Colson Yankoff: Yankoff has been really good on coverage teams. But it could be Jordan Magee who is taking on those duties today. This is the second game in 2024 he has been inactive.
- LB Dominque Hampton: He is a 5th-round draft choice rookie who has been inactive each week of 2024.
- T Brandon Coleman: With Coleman being out for the first time this season due to his concussion vs the Panthers, this means Cornelius Lucas will be counted on to go the whole game. If Lucas were to go down today, it would likely be Chris Paul who would be substituting for Lucas. Notice that Chris Paul is not inactive today; consequently, the Commanders have listed Paul as active for today. It is his first game to be active in 2024.