The Washington Commanders have been riddled with injuries this season, including season-ending ones to multiple starters. Veteran running back Austin Ekeler was poised to have a massive season with a critical role on offense, but all of that was cut way too short.
Last season, Jayden Daniels surprised every football fan when he led his Washington Commanders to the NFC Championship game in his first-ever season in the NFL.
Austin Ekeler had big ambitions to make his presence felt as the Washington Commanders' starting running back in 2025. This barely lasted two games before a devastating blow that brought his campaign to an abrupt halt.
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The Washington Commanders have surely bounced back after losing the game against the Green Bay Packers , 27-18. Although their grand victory, 41-28 against the Las Vegas Raiders , must have brought back hope as they put in the first 40-point game of the season.
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Throughout the offseason, the Washington Commanders appeared set to feature two primary running backs in 2025, Brian Robinson Jr. and Austin Ekeler. After only two weeks, both of them are no longer on the active roster.
After a disappointing loss in Week 2 to the Green Bay Packers, the Washington Commanders looked to right the ship on Sunday at home against the Las Vegas Raiders.
With the Washington Commanders no longer having Brian Robinson Jr. and Austin Ekeler leading the running back room, all eyes are on Jacory Croskey-Merritt.
Major quarterback injuries have been one of the biggest storylines in the NFL in the early part of the 2025 season, and we are set to see five backups get a start in Week 3 on Sunday.
While the Washington Commanders are forced to move forward with their season without important members of their roster like defensive end Deatrich Wise Jr.
The Washington Commanders have a tough task ahead of them for the rest of the season after Austin Ekeler tore his Achilles in the team's previous game against the Green Bay Packers.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
It's been a difficult week for the Washington Commanders. Suffering their first defeat of the season was the least of their problems. Dan Quinn is navigating some troubling injury issues right now.
The Washington Commanders lost a handful of players in the game against the Green Bay Packers, including starting running back Austin Ekeler for the rest of the season.
The Washington Commanders are looking to bounce back from their Week 2 loss against the Green Bay Packers. However, the Commanders will be entering their Week 3 matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders shorthanded.
The Washington Commanders are in need of a running back after Austin Ekeler suffered a torn Achilles that will keep him out for the remainder of the season.
The Washington Commanders are revamping their running back room after Austin Ekeler's season-ending Achilles injury. According to ESPN insider Adam Schefter, the Commanders are signing veteran running back Chase Edmonds to the practice squad.
The result was disappointing. But the injury issues that emerged from the Washington Commanders' primetime clash with the Green Bay Packers come with much graver ramifications attached.
An MRI confirmed that Washington Commanders running back Austin Ekeler sustained a season-ending torn Achilles, NFL Network announced Saturday. Ekeler was injured on a non-contact play during the Commanders' 27-18 loss to the host Green Bay Packers on Thursday.
With this latest development, Washington might regret trading Robinson so early before the trade deadline.
Ian Rapoport reports that Commanders RB Austin Ekeler underwent an MRI to confirm a torn Achilles tendon and will miss the rest of the 2025 season. You can expect the Commanders to place him on injured reserve in the coming days and replace him on the roster with another player.
The Washington Commanders are looking for someone to add in their running back room after lead back Austin Ekeler suffered a right achilles tear in last night’s Thursday Night Football loss to the Green Bay Packers.
What has been advertised as a high-powered Washington Commanders offense left much to be desired with its play for a second consecutive game, this time during Thursday night's 27-18 loss at the Green Bay Packers.
The Washington Commanders' running back corps was dealt a significant blow on Thursday night as Austin Ekeler sustained a non-contact Achilles injury in a 27-18 road loss to the Green Bay Packers.
Both Adam Schefter and Ian Rapoport are reporting that the Commanders believe veteran RB Austin Ekeler does, in fact, have a torn Achilles. The plan from here is for Ekeler to get an MRI on his Achilles tomorrow and hope for the best.
The Commanders believe the veteran suffered a season-ending injury.
The Washington Commanders’ Week 2 outing against the Green Bay Packers on Thursday went from bad to worse with the late-game injury to Austin Ekeler. The veteran running back suffered a non-contact injury while running a route midway through the fourth quarter at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis.
The Washington Commanders announced that RB Austin Ekeler suffered an Achilles injury and ruled him out for the remainder of the game. This is a tough blow for Ekeler, who suffered a non-contact injury.
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Austin Ekeler was recently mentioned as a candidate to return to action before the end of the season. The veteran running back will indeed have the chance to suit up in Week 18.
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