Commanders receiver stepping up with Terry McLaurin injury

Washington Commanders wide receiver Luke McCaffrey is stepping up in the offense.

The second-year wide receiver out of Rice has two touchdowns this season, scoring in back-to-back weeks after the injuries to Terry McLaurin and Noah Brown. Commanders head coach Dan Quinn is praising McCaffrey after scoring and involving himself in special teams as well.

“I recognized him today in the special teams meeting. I thought, what a cool play. You catch the touchdown and then make a tackle on the next play on a kickoff and involved in a tackle. I think that speaks to him as the competitor," Quinn said of McCaffrey.

"I love the fact that the opportunity's there for him to dig in some more and like he's taken advantage of it, whether that's on offense or on the return game. He's got a fearless side to him as a returner, which in this day and age, in terms of the kickoff return, you have to do that. It's what makes [WR] Deebo [Samuel Sr.] excellent at it, what makes him excellent at it. Yeah, so over the last two weeks, I've certainly been pleased to see the growth in Luke.”