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Washington inactive players vs. Saints

No surprises on Washington’s inactive list for Week 5.

The Washington Football Team has released its inactive list before Sunday’s Week 5 game against the New Orleans Saints, and there are no real surprises:

Wide receivers Dyami Brown and Cam Sims, tight end Jace Sternberger, guard Brandon Scherff, cornerback Danny Johnson and defensive end Shaka Toney make up the list.

One item of note, this means tight end Sammis Reyes is active for the first time in his NFL career, which makes history. Reyes will be the first Chilean player in NFL history.

Toney is the only regular inactive, as Brown, Sims and Scherff are out with injuries, while Johnson was promoted from the practice squad and Sternberger was signed this week to give Washington depth at tight end.

The Saints also released their inactive players for Week 5, which includes two starting offensive linemen out due to injury.

Washington inactives for Week 1 game vs. Chargers

Washington lists five players inactive for the Week 1 opener against the Los Angeles Chargers.

The Washington Football Team has announced the inactives for the Week 1 game against Los Angeles Chargers at FedEx Field.

Quarterback Kyle Allen, tight end Sammis Reyes, offensive tackle Saahdiq Charles, defensive end Shaka Toney and cornerback Darryl Roberts are Washington’s five inactive players.

Washington will carry two quarterbacks on the active roster. Ryan Fitzpatrick is the starting quarterback, while Taylor Heinicke is the backup. Tight end Logan Thomas is Washington’s emergency quarterback.

Charles is the only offensive lineman on the active roster who is inactive for the game. Cornelius Lucas will serve as the backup at both right and left tackle in Week 1.

With Reyes inactive, Washington will still have three tight ends on the gameday roster: Thomas, rookie John Bates and Ricky Seals-Jones.

5 takeaways from day 18 of Washington training camp

Washington is now four days away from its preseason finale against the Ravens. Here are five takeaways from Tuesday’s practice.

Washington was back on the field Tuesday for day 18 of training camp. With the preseason finale just days away, head coach Ron Rivera is treating the entire week as a normal game week in the regular season.

Washington faces the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday, who enter the game on a 19-game preseason winning streak.

While Rivera respects the Ravens, he didn’t appear too impressed with their preseason winning streak.

The coaches are in the middle of preparing for Washington’s Week 1 opponent, the Los Angeles Chargers, while also working on getting multiple players plenty of action in this weekend’s game against the Ravens.

Here are five takeaways from Tuesday’s practice.

 

Washington tight end Sammis Reyes is in concussion protocol

This is unfortunate timing for Sammis Reyes as he is battling for a roster spot.

The Washington Football Team will be without one of their two rookie tight ends in Friday’s preseason home opener against the Cincinnati Bengals.

On Wednesday, head coach Ron Rivera said that Sammis Reyes was in concussion protocol and would miss the game.

Reyes is the second Washington tight end to enter concussion protocol this week, joining Temarrick Hemingway. This is certainly an unfortunate setback for Reyes, who is competing to earn a roster spot as one of the backup tight ends to starter Logan Thomas.

In his debut last week against the New England Patriots, Reyes caught two passes for 25 yards. While he didn’t make either catch cleanly, he did an outstanding job getting his feet down on one reception. Reyes showed his physicality in the game, earning Rivera’s praise.

Washington faces the Baltimore Ravens on Aug. 18 in its final preseason game.

 

5 takeaways from day 16 of Washington training camp

Here are some takeaways from day 16 of Washington training camp.

The Washington Football Team was back on the field for day 16 of training camp on Wednesday, and so was the heat.

Washington had received a bit of a reprieve with the weather recently, especially on Monday when the team practiced in the rain.

When Washington began practice Wednesday, the local media was a bit surprised to see rookie tight end Sammis Reyes on the exercise bike. As it turns out, Reyes was now in concussion protocol.

What else happened on the practice fields in Ashburn?

Here are five takeaways from day 16 of Washington training camp.

Washington claims tight end Caleb Wilson off waivers from Philadelphia

Caleb Wilson was actually waived by Washington last summer, only to be claimed off waivers by the Eagles.

The Washington Football Team claimed tight end Caleb Wilson on waivers after the Philadelphia Eagles released him over the weekend.

Wilson, a seventh-round pick by the Arizona Cardinals in 2019, was released that summer. Arizona then re-signed Wilson to its practice squad. Later that season, Washington signed Wilson to its active roster.

Wilson would spend the 2020 offseason with Washington before he was released on Aug. 3, 2020. The Eagles claimed Wilson off waivers from Washington, and he would spend all season going between Philly’s practice squad and active roster.

Wilson would appear in five games for the Eagles in 2020.

So, how does the 6-foot-4, 240-pound Wilson fit in with Washington?

The Football Team already has some competitive battles at tight end behind starter Logan Thomas. Rookies John Bates and Sammis Reyes each showed promise in their preseason debuts on Thursday, while veteran Ricky Seals-Jones and Temarrick Hemingway are also battling to make Washington’s 53-man roster.

Head coach Ron Rivera did say Hemingway was in concussion protocol on Sunday, so perhaps Wilson is filling his spot temporarily.

Or maybe Washington likes Wilson from previously having him in the building.

Regardless, it would appear Wilson has an uphill battle to make Washington’s 53-man roster.

Ron Rivera was happy with several of Washington’s rookies on Thursday

Ron Rivera was pleased with the rookies after one preseason game.

Washington head coach Ron Rivera met with the media via Zoom on Friday after the WFT’s 22-13 loss to New England in the preseason opener.

The best news from Rivera’s Friday presser was there were no major injuries on Thursday,

Rivera also went over the performance of several of his rookies and came away impressed.

Sam Cosmi started the game at right tackle and played most of the first half. Cosmi did well in both pass blocking and in the run game. Rivera praised his hand placement and footwork.

At this point, it’s difficult to imagine anyone else starting at right tackle in Week 1. Cosmi has gradually gotten better each day this summer.

Rivera paid rookie tight end Sammis Reyes, an ideal compliment.

Reyes caught two passes but didn’t look natural either time. That’s ok. Reyes offers plenty of things you can’t teach, such as size, athleticism and physicality. Thursday’s performance would have to be considered encouraging from Reyes.

What about first-round pick Jamin Davis?

Davis didn’t stand out in his first professional action. Some fans were panicking. Relax. Once things slow down for Davis, he is going to be an outstanding NFL linebacker.

Rivera wants to further expand undrafted rookie running Jaret Patterson’s duties.

Patterson was extremely impressive on Thursday.

Wide receiver Dyami Brown and cornerback Benjamin St-Juste also impressed in limited duty.

Washington fans should be encouraged about its 2021 rookie class.

 

Washington signs veteran tight end Ricky Seals-Jones

The Washington Football Team signed veteran tight end Ricky Seals-Jones on Tuesday as they continue to add depth to the tight end room,

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The Washington Football Team signed veteran tight end Ricky Seals-Jones on Tuesday as they continue to add depth to the tight end room, per Adam Schefter of ESPN.

Seals-Jones, 26, is entering his fifth NFL season in 2021. He spent the 2020 season with the Kansas City Chiefs, where he appeared in just two games. Seals-Jones is the second former Kansas City tight end to sign with Washington in recent weeks, joining Deon Yelder.

Washington now has starting tight end Logan Thomas, international free-agent signing Sammis Reyes, fourth-round pick John Bates, Yelder, Seals-Jones, Temarrick Hemmingway and Tyrone Swoopes on the offseason roster.

Entering the offseason, depth at tight end was a priority. However, Washington never felt like it needed a high-end option as the team likes Thomas as the starter.

Clearly, head coach Ron Rivera feels comfortable bringing in several veteran options to compete with younger players like Bates and Reyes to give the WFT depth behind Thomas.

Seals-Jones entered the league in 2017 with the Arizona Cardinals, where he spent two seasons. He played for the Cleveland Browns in 2019 before signing with the Chiefs in 2020. His best season came in 2018 when he caught 34 passes for 343 yards and a touchdown. He scored four touchdowns with Cleveland in 2019.

 

Washington releases tight end Marcus Baugh

When the Washington Football Team signed international free agent tight end Sammis Reyes before the 2021 NFL draft

When the Washington Football Team signed international free agent tight end Sammis Reyes before the 2021 NFL draft and selected Boise State tight end John Bates in the fourth round of the draft, there was going to be a subsequent move at the position.

On Monday, that move was made when Washington released 26-year-old tight end Marcus Baugh.

The 6-foot-4, 245-pound Baugh signed with Washington in March 2020. He initially made the WFT’s opening roster before being released on Oct. 22. Washington re-signed him just two days later to the team’s practice squad. Baugh was called back up to the active roster on Dec. 9, where he would finish the season.

Washington has a solid starter at tight end in Logan Thomas. In addition to bringing in Reyes and Bates, Washington also signed veteran tight end Deon Yelder last week. That gives the Football Team seven tight ends on the 90-man offseason roster.

Baugh, who played collegiately at Ohio State, had one catch for two yards in 2020 — the first catch of his NFL career.

Washington signs international tight end Sammis Reyes

The Washington Football Team didn’t pursue a tight end in free agency despite just two on the 90-man roster. Logan Thomas, who signed last

The Washington Football Team didn’t pursue a tight end in free agency despite having just two on the 90-man roster. Logan Thomas, who signed last year, proved he is a quality starter.

But Washington needed more.

On Tuesday, WFT signed international free agent Sammis Reyes after his performance at the University of Florida pro day two weeks ago. Reyes, who was participating at Florida’s pro day, was one of 11 international players participating in the NFL’s International Player Pathway Program.

Reyes, who came to the United State at age 14 from Chile, was a high school basketball star in Florida. He would then move on to Tulane to play basketball.

Washington likes Reyes so much, it signed him before the program was even complete.

From his performance at Florida’s pro day, it’s easy to see why Washington liked him and wanted to sign him before other teams were involved.

Reyes measured in at over 6-foot-5, 260 pounds and ran the 40-yard dash in 4.65 seconds. Reyes tested well in every category and looked smooth in some of the tight end drills.

Thomas, a former quarterback in college is the perfect mentor for Reyes. He didn’t switch to tight end until over two years into his NFL career. Washington also has a strong tight ends coach in Pete Hoener. Hoener was instrumental in identifying Thomas in free agency last year.

This is a good move for Washington. Reyes is a low-risk signing with a potentially big upside. For a team in need of tight end depth, that’s perfect.