The Commanders get a surpring injury update on a key player that can change everything vs Seahawks

Originally posted on A to Z Sports | By Josh Taylor | Last updated Oct 30, 2025 10:28 PM ET

The Washington Commanders need to play with urgency on Sunday night and find a way to win a game that can save or end their season against the Seattle Seahawks.

They already started with the unfortunate news that wide receiver Terry McLaurin reinjured his quad and will be out for Week 9, with no timetable for a return. The good news, however, is that franchise quarterback Jayden Daniels looks to be back from his own injury if all goes well this week. Replacing McLaurin isn't possible, though, and offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury acknowledged it.

“Yeah, I don't think you can account for a player like that," Kingsbury said. "Obviously, it's hard to step in and fill those shoes, but collectively, just more consistency, week in, week out. I think guys have made plays at times and stepped up when asked, but I just think overall as a group we have to be more consistent and the margin for error gets smaller and smaller when, you know, Terry's not out there.”

OC Kliff Kingsbury speaks to the media before practice https://t.co/wgF3OeFJjd
— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) October 30, 2025

There are other injuries worth monitoring, including star left tackle Laremy Tunsil, who suffered a hamstring injury against the Kansas City Chiefs. These kinds of injuries usually linger and need a week or so to recover from, but Tunsil was at practice on Thursday as a limited participant, which means he could play Sunday night.

Commanders' Thursday injury report


Player	Injury	W/T/F	Designation
WR-Terry McLaurin	Quad	DNP/DNP	Out
DT-Johnny Newton	Ankle	DNP/DNP
TE-Colson Yankoff	Hamstring	Limited/DNP
K-Matt Gay	Back	DNP/Limited
DT-Javon Kinlaw	Shoulder	Full/Limited
OT-Laremy Tunsil	Hamstring	DNP/Limited
TE-John Bates	Ankle	--/Full
QB-Jayden Daniels	Hamstring	Full/Full
LB-Bobby Wagner	Thumb	Full/Full

Observations

Getting Tunsil back would obviously be a major boost for the Commanders, who need to get things going on offense after putting up only seven points last week. If Tunsil doesn't play, Brandon Coleman would likely step in again like he did last week when Tunsil left the game early. Johnny Newton is the other player that the Commanders can't afford to lose, and defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr. spoke about how well Newton has played and how much they need him.

"I think the last couple of games he's [Newton] played really well," Whitt Jr. said. "Last game, he got hurt, and so he was in and out because he was hurt. But he was playing fast and explosive and throwing hands, and I'm hoping that he's available this week, because he's been trending in the right direction. So, the numbers, sometimes it's because of personnel group or packaging, but he's been playing well.”