Washington Football Team signs DT Akeem Spence

The Washington Football Team has signed defensive tackle Akeem Spence, per a club announcement. Meanwhile, they’ve also placed safety Kam Curl, center Keith Ismael and center Tyler Larsen on the Reserve/COVID-19 list.

Washington now has 21 players on the COVID-19 list, which could leave them severely shorthanded this Sunday against the Eagles:

• DT Jon Allen
• QB Kyle Allen
• CB Troy Apke
• DE William Bradley-King (practice squad)
• S Kam Curl
• LB Milo Eifler
• S Darrick Forrest
• CB Kendall Fuller
• TE Temarrick Hemingway (practice squad)
• LB Khaleke Hudson (also on IR)
• DT Matt Ioannidis
• C Keith Ismael
• C Tyler Larsen
• T Cornelius Lucas
• LB David Mayo
• TE Sammis Reyes
• DT Tim Settle
• WR Cam Sims
• DE James Smith-Williams
• DE Montez Sweat (also on IR)
• DE Casey Toohill

With that, it seems likely that Spence will see some playing time this week. If he does, it’ll mark the veteran’s first action of 2021. To date, he has 10.5 sacks and 204 total tackles across eight seasons in the league.