ASHBURN, Va. — Washington beginning defensive finish Clelin Ferrell was dominated out of Monday’s recreation in opposition to the Cincinnati Bengals due to a knee damage, eradicating a key defender from a struggling protection.
Ferrell, signed to a one-year deal within the offseason, has been coping with an undisclosed knee situation this season. He was listed as questionable for the Week 2 recreation vs. the New York Giants however performed and recorded a sack. Ferrell was listed on the damage report in Week 1 as effectively however was a full participant in follow all week.
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Washington (1-1) performs on the Bengals (0-2) on Monday evening. The Commanders’ protection ranks twenty ninth in scoring and twenty second in yards per recreation.
“[Ferrell] is an absolute warrior for us. Excellent news is this isn’t one thing that is a long-term situation,” Washington coach Dan Quinn stated.
Ferrell was positioned on injured reserve within the playoffs with San Francisco final season due to a left knee damage suffered within the regular-season finale; it is unsure whether or not that’s associated to his present situation.
Ferrell leads Washington with two sacks. Washington additionally has veteran Dante Fowler Jr., rookie Javontae Jean-Baptiste and transformed linebacker Jamin Davis to rotate at finish in Ferrell’s place.
Quinn stated the staff would decide on the standing of cornerback Emmanuel Forbes Jr. throughout pregame warmups however that it was extra doubtless he’d play the next week at Arizona. Forbes had surgical procedure on his proper thumb after the season opener and didn’t play in Week 2 vs. the Giants.
