Washington Football Team added another eight players to the reserve/COVID-19 list on Wednesday, writes ESPN’s John Keim. That leaves WFT with a staggering 18 organization players on the list, 14 of whom have been placed on the list this week alone.
WFT currently holds the last playoff spot in the NFC, and it is set for a crucial showdown with the Eagles on Sunday. While the organization will surely activate a handful of players from the reserve/COVID-19 list prior to this weekend, there should still be plenty of absences. As Keim notes, nine of the 18 players who are currently on the reserve/COVID-19 list are usual starters, including five of their top six defensive linemen. The team also has only two healthy tight ends on the roster, and their receivers corps could also be depleted.
“We’ve dealt with adversity all year,” said WFT quarterback Taylor Heinicke, per Keim. “We’ve had guys go down and step up and play; it’s just more for this week. We have confidence in all our guys. It should be an interesting one Sunday, but I feel good about it.”
Head coach Ron Rivera said he hasn’t heard any discussions of canceling the game against the Eagles. Earlier Wednesday night, commissioner Roger Goodell told reporters that the NFL wasn’t planning on postponing or canceling any games.
The current WFT players are listed on the reserve/COVID-19 list, via Keim:
- DT Jon Allen
- QB Kyle Allen
- CB Troy Apke
- DE William Bradley-King (practice squad)
- LB Milo Eifler
- S Darrick Forrest
- CB Kendall Fuller
- TE Temarrick Hemingway (practice squad)
- LB Khaleke Hudson (also on IR)
- DT Matt Ioannidis
- 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
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