The Washington Commanders took the practice field once again on Thursday and there were opposite updates for Terry McLaurin and Deebo Samuel.
Samuel is once again on the injury report with a heel issue and he has yet to practice this week. The same can be said for McLaurin, who is dealing with a quadriceps issue, although he did do work on the side once again on Thursday.
The good news for Samuel is that he's also listed with rest as a reason for his being on the injury report, so it appears his day off on Thursday was more about rest than his heel injury being an issue.
Samuel has been dealing with the heel problem for a few weeks now, but he has yet to miss a game this season and he didn't practice at all over the first two days of last week before he returned to a full practice on Friday and played.
Being that it's the first injury report with the Commanders playing on Monday night, there is no concern about Deebo's status as of this moment.
As for McLaurin, he remains on track to sit out another game. Until he logs some semblance of practice participation, that's not going to change. McLaurin has not practice since suffering his injury and has only done side field work.
In other injury news, running back Chris Rodriguez is a new addition to the injury report this week with a calf issue. If he doesn't go, the running back known as "Bill" could see another big workload. Jeremy McNichols would serve as RB2.
Noah Brown, who hasn't played since Week 2, was a limited participant with his groin/knee injury, so he's tracking toward returning in Week 6.
Because the Commanders play on Monday night, all of these players have an extra day to get ready. Hopefully that will help all four get on the field in Week 6.
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