Dan Quinn gives a much anticipated injury update on two major starting offensive linemen for the Commanders ahead of game week

Originally posted on A to Z Sports | By Josh Taylor | Last updated Aug 4, 2025 12:30 PM ET

Health is key as the Washington Commanders participate in their first joint practice and preseason game this week, and we received an injury update from HC Dan Quinn before practice.

We've been monitoring one injury situation on the offensive line since the season ended last year, and a recent one has popped up from another vital starter on the inside.

Having two injuries on the offensive line isn't ideal at this point in the offseason, but things could be heading in the right direction for Brandon Coleman and Sam Cosmi.

Update on Brandon Coleman

Coleman was moved from tackle to guard this offseason, and he's been taking the transition head-on with success. He suffered a bump in the road on Saturday , however, when he limped off the field in the middle of practice and was replaced by Andrew Wylie and never returned.

Quinn spoke to the media before practice on Monday and said that Coleman will be out of practice today, and they are still evaluating if he will travel with the team to Massachusetts for the joint practice and preseason game against the New England Patriots. We aren't sure what the specific injury is yet, but Quinn said he will give updates when he has more info.

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If Coleman isn't cleared to go this week, which is what I'm fully expecting, Wylie can come back in at guard like he did Saturday, or we could see last year's starter, Nick Allegretti, come in and get more reps at the joint practice. The fact that Quinn didn't say he was not traveling could signal that it wasn't as bad as it could have been, but we don't want to speculate about what we don't know.

Sam Cosmi is progressing well

Starting right guard Sam Cosmi suffered a torn ACL back in January and was expected to miss the start of the season at least. Well, Cosmi has taken those expectations and thrown them out the window. When training camp started, Quinn said that Cosmi is well ahead of schedule and playing in Week 1 is still on the table.

Quinn said it’s still too early to call in terms of Cosmi’s availability for Week 1, but he is “busting his ass and doing a lot of field work.” The team likes his progress so far
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The team won't rush Cosmi back, but the fact that he has reached this point in his recovery is encouraging. Quinn also said that there's a lot left to see in his recovery, and it's too early to tell if Cosmi will actually play Week 1, but he's "hitting all the marks", and it wouldn't even be mentioned if it wasn't a real possibility.

Hopefully, Coleman can come back by the second preseason game, and Cosmi can get back to 100% before he hits the field again, but the Commanders have done a great job rebuilding the offensive line so they can fill in for these injuries without any major hiccups.

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