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Washington makes multiple roster moves, including adding 2 more to COVID list

Washington will be without its top three defensive ends for Sunday’s game against the Cowboys.

Just when the Washington Football Team thought it was getting healthy for the season’s final stretch run, the team received a string of bad news over the last several days.

First, there was tight end Logan Thomas going on season-ending injured reserve after last week’s dirty hit in only his second game back. Next, there was defensive end Montez Sweat, who the WFT expected to return in Week 14 from a fractured jaw. However, Sweat was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list and is out for Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys.

On Saturday, Washington received more bad news when defensive end James Smith-Williams and cornerback Darryl Roberts were placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Linebacker Khaleke Hudson was placed on the COVID list after Sweat, meaning Washington has placed four players on the list over the last week.

Losing Smith-Williams is a tough blow for Washington. The WFT is already without Sweat and Chase Young. Now, Washington will be without its top three defensive ends for Sunday’s NFC East battle. Rookie defensive end William Bradley-King and safety Jeremy Reaves were activated from the practice squad as replacements for Smith-Williams and Roberts.

In more bad news, guard/center Wes Schweitzer was placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury. Schweitzer is a backup but has started most of Washington’s games over the last two years and is a critical reserve.

Washington signed center Jon Toth from the practice squad to replace Schweitzer on the roster.

Defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio will now be relying on young players Casey Toohill, Daniel Wise, Shaka Toney, Bunmi Rotimi and Bradley-King Sunday to apply pressure on Dak Prescott.

Meanwhile, the Cowboys continue to receive positive injury news.

3 key matchup for Washington vs. Seahawks in Week 12

Here are three key matchups for Washington vs. Seahawks on Monday night.

The Washington Football Team is looking for their third win in a row on Monday night as the Seattle Seahawks come to town. Washington doesn’t have a great recent history on Monday night — or against the Seahawks.

How can that change for the better?

For Washington to defeat the Seahawks on Monday, some specific matchups are critical for the WFT. While Seattle’s offense has struggled recently, it’s only a matter of time before quarterback Russell Wilson gets hot. Washington cannot afford to allow Wilson to get things going on Monday, or it could be another long Monday night.

We’ve identified three critical matchups from Washington’s perspective for Monday Night Football.

Washington DE Montez Sweat suffers jaw fracture, will miss at least four weeks

Washington defensive end Montez Sweat will miss around a month.

The Washington Football Team lost their fourth consecutive game on Sunday to fall to 2-6 on the season. However, their most significant losses were on the injury list.

Center Chase Roullier injured his leg in the game and was carted off the field. On Tuesday, Washington placed Roullier on injured reserve, and he was lost for the season. Washington also lost left guard Ereck Flowers late in the game, but his injury appears less severe.

On Wednesday, Grant Paulsen of 106.7 The Fan in Washington, D.C., reported starting defensive end Montez Sweat fractured his jaw in the loss to the Broncos and would be out around a month.

Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reported Sweat suffered a non-displaced jaw fracture, but it does not require surgery. In addition, Sweat would need to alter his diet and could have no physical contact for a month.

Sweat has started all eight games for Washington in 2021, is second on the team with four sacks, and has also forced two fumbles.

Second-year defensive end James Smith-Williams figures to be the biggest beneficiary in Sweat’s absence.

Washington’s injury updates following preseason Week 3 vs. Ravens

A look at the injuries facing Washington after its third and final preseason game. Things look good.

The Washington Football Team completed the preseason with a 1-2 record after Saturday’s 37-3 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.

No one cares about the loss to the Ravens — except John Harbaugh.

The good news for Washington, and its head coach, Ron Rivera, is the lack of injuries heading into the regular season.

After the loss to Baltimore, Rivera gave an update on a pair of players who missed the game.

Rookie safety Darrick Forrest has been nursing a hamstring injury over the past week. The timing is unfortunate for the fifth-round pick, and he could be ticketed for the practice squad.

Rivera said the team would likely know more about Forrest’s injury on Sunday.

Second-year defensive end James Smith-Williams, the top backup to Chase Young and Montez Sweat, missed the game with a leg injury. It doesn’t appear to be a long-term issue.

Finally, there is cornerback Torry McTyer, who made his second consecutive start. McTyer left the game early with a concussion. He is now entered into the NFL’s concussion protocol program.

Washington came out of the preseason with no major injuries. Now, the team gets two weeks to prepare for the Los Angeles Chargers.

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.

A life outside of football at IBM awaits for Redskins rookie James Smith-Williams

Smith-Williams was an extremely successful student at North Carolina State, and he already has a job lined up at IBM for when he retires.

You may know that James Smith-Williams, who the Washington Redskins drafted in the 7th round of the 2020 NFL Draft, is a highly-skilled defensive end that will have a decent chance of making the 53-man roster in 2020, but did you know that he’s already set up for life after football as well?

Smith-Williams is an extremely intelligent student who soared academically throughout college, earning a degree in business supply chain management, and he is pursuing a graduate certificate in policy analysis, according to Redskins.com.

He also spent his 2018 summer as an IBM intern studying robotic automation, and he already has a full-time job at IBM waiting for him whenever his football career is over.

“NC State and the football program opened that door for me,” Smith-Williams told the school website in 2019. “I work with students that are top of their classes at Ivy League schools, so to be exposed to their talents has been a valuable experience in making me a better employee and person.”

While Smith-Williams is undoubtedly excited for the road ahead as he attempts to carve out a patch in the NFL, it has to be comforting to know that there’s life outside of football, whenever he is ready for it.

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