Washington Commanders running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt (groin) did not practice all week and was ruled out Saturday for Monday night's away game against the San Francisco 49ers, coach Dan Quinn told reporters.
The Washington Commanders will need more from Jayden Daniels as they prepare for their upcoming matchup against the San Francisco 49ers. Running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt is expected to miss the game with a groin injury, creating another challenge for Washington’s offense.
He is dealing with a groin injury that has lingered since training camp and was re-aggravated in Week 5.
Washington Commanders kicker Drew Stevens entered the year carrying the weight of kickers past with him after beating out Jake Moody in camp. This past weekend, Stevens missed an extra point against the Giants, bringing his season total to 8-for-11.
How many of the quarterbacks who have thrown the second-most touchdowns for each NFL team can you name in five minutes?
The Washington Commanders have a pregame ritual that should be pretty unique. Pregame rituals vary across the NFL. And it’s likely that the Washington linebacker habit could be one of the most unusual, given that it involves alcohol. Second-year linebacker Kain Medrano disclosed it via The Banner this week.
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
The Washington Commanders awful end to Week 5 has followed them into the Friday news conferences ahead of their primetime matchup against the San Francisco 49ers on Monday.
Right now, I feel as if Stefon Diggs is one of the more underrated players in fantasy football. After signing with the Washington Commanders in the offseason, Diggs filled an immediate need for Washington and became an impact player early on.
Commanders HC Dan Quinn said that QB Jayden Daniels is mentally tough and knew he wanted to get back on the field quickly after last week’s end-of-game catastrophe.
The Giants-Commanders game ended in a masterclass on coaching failure. Washington should fire Dan Quinn after the overtime debacle that ended in a tie.
The Washington Commanders could turn to Austin Ekeler for a larger role if second-year running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt cannot play in Week 6. Commanders HC Dan Quinn must consider how to distribute the available touches if the second-year back is sidelined.
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels is leaning on veteran backup Marcus Mariota as he works through a difficult stretch. Daniels said Mariota reminded him adversity is part of every great quarterback’s career.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
Washington Commanders running back Austin Ekeler has publicly backed head coach Dan Quinn following the team’s disappointing performance against the New York Giants.
The Washington Commanders had more go wrong late in Sunday's 27-27 tie with the New York Giants than the final 12 seconds everyone has spent the week talking about.
It has been four days and the Washington Commanders overtime meltdown is still a big topic across the NFL.
The NFL trade deadline is less than a month away, looming like a ticking timer counting down to the moment when middle-of-the-road teams are forced to pick a lane.
It feels like we're living in a different world since we last visited the Washington Commanders Rookie Power Rankings, because so much has changed. We're now five games into the season and three games removed from the last edition, which has reshaped the order.
Per Nicki Jhabvala, the Commanders are designating LB Jordan Magee to return from injured reserve. Magee will have 21 days to practice and get activated to the 53-man roster or he will revert to injured reserve for the rest of the year. Magee, 25, was a fifth-round pick by the Commanders in the 2024 draft out of Temple.
Mike Sainristil walked out of Ford Field in January 2025 with two interceptions and the look of a long-term answer for the Washington Commanders. Almost two years later, the third-year cornerback is trying to win his job back, and the defense around him just let a 14-point fourth-quarter lead get away against the Giants at Northwest Stadium.
This comes following the Commanders' time-management fiasco that resulted in the club's 27-27 tie against the rival New York Giants on Oct. 11.
The fallout from Washington's clock-management disaster in Week 5 against the New York Giants was swift.
Less than 24 hours after Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels and head coach Dan Quinn were responsible for some mind-boggling clock management, chatter about Quinn's future grew louder.
The Commanders committed a stunning error at the end of overtime against the Giants.
It was Skattebo's fourth fumble (first lost) across the campaign's first five games.
If you told Washington Commanders fans during the preseason that the two most exciting young running backs in training camp would be completely off the active roster by Week 5, they probably would have laughed at you.
The statuses of Nabers and Skattebo for this Sunday's game between the 3-1 Giants and the 1-3 Washington Commanders at Washington's Northwest Stadium were somewhat up in the air as of Friday morning.
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