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Washington roster cuts tracker: Latest news and updates before 53-man roster deadline

Tracking all of Washington’s cuts here ahead of Tuesday’s deadline.

The Washington Football Team must trim their roster from 80 players to 53 by Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline.

For the first time in years, Washington has multiple tough decisions to make at the deadline. Will it keep seven wide receivers or an extra offensive lineman? Does head coach Ron Rivera go with inexperience behind Montez Sweat and Chase Young at defensive end?

We’ll be tracking all of Washington’s moves here. Follow along for the latest updates.

Inactives List: Dustin Hopkins good to go, Cornelius Lucas ruled out

Cornelius Lucas has been ruled out, leaving Morgan Moses to start at LT, with David Sharpe getting the nod at RT vs. the Bengals.

Washington got the news that it was expecting on Sunday morning, with kicker Dustin Hopkins being ruled active for the game vs. the Cincinnati Bengals, while left tackle Cornelius Lucas was ruled out. This does not come as a major surprise on the offensive line front, since Lucas missed all of practice with week with an ankle injury.

In his place, right tackle Morgan Moses will move over to the LT spot, as he did last week, while David Sharpe will step in at RT. The duo did well at those positions against the Detroit Lions, and will be asked to tread water once again.

Elsewhere on the injury report, safety Deshazor Everett was expectedly ruled out, while WR Dontrelle Inman also continues to battle a hamstring injury.

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Grading the rookies in Washington at the halfway point of the 2020 season

With half of their rookie season behind them, we handed out grades to the young players in Washington who are starting out their careers.

With seven weeks of the 2020 season in the rearview mirror, it feels like a good time to take stock of the season and reflect on what we’ve seen thus far. For the Washington Football Team, things started out with a bang after a thrilling comeback victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 1, but it’s been a frustrating watch ever since, minus the blowout win over the Dallas Cowboys last weekend.

Fortunately for Washington, the young players on the team have been performing pretty well for the most part, and it seems to be yet another successful draft class that was put together in 2020. Here are our grades for the rookies class so far this season.

Final Injury Report: Geron Christian listed as questionable for game vs. Cowboys

The left side of Washington’s offensive line will be in doubt on Sunday, with Christian now questionable to play.

We were told on Thursday that LT Geron Christian missed practice due to some soreness in his knee, but coach Ron Rivera expected him to be fine on Friday and set to play this weekend. Well, on Friday, Christian missed practice yet again, which puts his status for Sunday in serious doubt, with the next guy up being LT Cornelius Lucas.

Christian is listed as questionable on the final injury report of the week, but it’s fair to assume that he won’t play vs. the Cowboys, which will leave the left side of Washington’s line once again in a tough position, after LG Saahdiq Charles went down with an injury last week as well.

Elsewhere on the injury report, it’s not a shock to see WRs Antonio Gandy-Golden and Isaiah Wright listed as out for the game, as the injuries that they suffered last weekend were expected to hold them out for a couple of weeks, with hopes that they can come back after the bye week.

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3 Washington rookies provide hope for future success after 34-20 loss to Cleveland

Several young players stepped up on Sunday, but three rookies in Washington really showed that they have a place in the NFL going forward.

We just love to focus on the negatives, don’t we? I fall subjective to it as well, so don’t for a second think that I’m getting on my soapbox here and shaming everyone for being down in the dumps about the quarterback situation in Washington.

Dwayne Haskins had a tough day on Sunday, and it brought the mood of the entire team down. We’ve already delved deep into the Haskins narrative, wondering if and when he will be benched — don’t hold your breath — and what that means for the outlook of the season. However, we’re doing a disservice to the rest of the team if we only focus on the negatives and don’t give props where they are deserved.

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On Sunday, it was the rookie class in Washington who deserved a lot of credit, with three players stepping onto the big stage and at least proving that they belong there.

Antonio Gibson, Isaiah Wright, and Kamren Curl can walk away from that game with their heads held high.

Gibson finished the day as the leading rusher for Washington, which, although it was only 49 total yards and a touchdown, still gave him another step forward in the RB1 battle in Washington.

Wright shined in his NFL debut, catching four passes for 24 yards on six targets, which was tied for the second-most on the team. He also had a huge flay in the first quarter when he salvaged a touchdown drive by playing elite defense on CB Denzel Ward, who was trying to come down with an interception.

Curl flew a bit under the radar, only coming away with two total tackles, but his presence on the defense went far beyond the box score, and he was routinely flying around in the secondary and coming up with big plays. His coaches were singing his praises after the game.

It all ended in a loss, yes. However, if we’re being realistic, that’s going to happen more often than not in the 2020 season for Washington. What’s important is that we find these performances to celebrate, and hold onto the hope that Washington has a bunch of young guys on the roster who can turn into real pieces down the road. We got just that on Sunday, and we’re here to give the rookies all of the credit that they deserve.

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