The Washington Football Team placed cornerback Darryl Roberts on injured reserve Tuesday. In a corresponding move, Washington signed cornerback Corn Elder off the Carolina Panthers practice squad.
Roberts is battling a quad injury after being active on game day for the first time this season in the Week 5 loss to the Saints. His injury comes one week after Washington lost Torry McTyer for the season with a knee injury.
Elder is a familiar face for Washington coach Ron Rivera. Elder was a fifth-round pick by the Panthers in 2017 when Rivera was the head coach and current personnel executive Marty Hurney was the general manager. He spent two seasons with the Panthers before he was released in 2019.
The Giants signed Elder to their practice squad, but the Panthers signed him back to their active roster. He spent the remainder of 2019 and all of 2020 with the Panthers. He signed with the Lions in April but was released this summer during final cuts.
The Panthers again signed Elder, this time to the practice squad. Elder has appeared in 30 career NFL games.
It’s not surprising Rivera uses his former connections to Carolina to add depth to Washington’s roster.
Washington also released kicker Chris Blewitt from its practice squad and re-signed safety Cole Luke to the practice squad. Luke, another former Panther, was with Washington last season and was released this summer.
We have made multiple roster moves:
-Placed CB Darryl Roberts on the Reserve/Injured List
-Signed CB Corn Elder
-Released K Chris Blewitt from the practice squad
-Signed S Cole Luke to the practice squad— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) October 13, 2021