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Commanders QB Jayden Daniels, who underwent an MRI following the loss to the Packers, was diagnosed with a sprained knee, per me and Mike Garafolo.

Related players: Marcus Mariota

There is good news and bad news with the rest of the post, according to Rapoport. The good news is it's not a long-term injury ... the bad news is Daniels' status for Week 3 is in doubt. The Commanders do play an early game on Sunday against the Raiders at home, so if he's a game-time call, owners will have time to adjust fantasy lineups either way. If he can't go, Mariota would be expected to get the start. This will be one injury to watch this week once practice reports come out on Wednesday.

Running back Chase Edmonds, who last played with the Bucs in 2023, is signing to the Commanders' practice squad. Veteran back joins a talented, young backfield after Austin Ekeler's Achilles injury.

Related players: Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Chris Rodriguez, Jeremy McNichols, Donovan Edwards

Edmonds played under OC Kliff Kingsbury in Arizona as well, so this move makes some sense for the Commanders. However, Edmonds likely won't make a fantasy impact right away, if at all. Edmonds is expected to still be behind Croskey-Merritt and McNichols, and probably Rodriguez too, who should at least has a chance to be active on game days going forward.

The MRI for Commanders running back Austin Ekeler confirmed he did tear his Achilles during Thursday’s game against the Packers.

Ekeler took to Instagram and said “Thank you for all the love and well wishes. I appreciate you all.” As expected, Ekeler is now out for the rest of the season. Rookie running back Bill Croskey-Merritt and Chris Rodriguez are likely to split most of the work with Ekeler out and Jeremy McNichols is also on the depth chart. But as the first two weeks showed, BCM could up and down each week. Washington is home against the Raiders in Week 3.

Commanders believe veteran RB Austin Ekeler did in fact tear his Achilles during Thursday night’s loss at Green Bay. Ekeler still needs to undergo imaging that is scheduled Friday for confirmation.

Related Players: Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Jeremy McNichols, Chris Rodriguez

Rodriguez has been a healthy scratch twice to begin the season and wasn't pegged for the third-down role to begin with, so we should imagine most of the work will go to Croskey-Merritt and McNichols, unless the Commanders bring in another body (which is very possible). For now, JCM should be boosted into legit RB2 consideration based on matchup, while McNichols is somwhere in the RB4/5 range.

49ers officially are signing veteran kicker Eddy Pineiro to their active roster on a one-year deal, per his agents Drew Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey.

Related players: Jake Moody

The Niners worked out Pineiro and he's now the official replacement for Moody. Pineiro could be on the fantasy radar this season assuming he sticks with the team. San Francisco is banged up at the moment, but could be a high-scoring team once they get back to full strength.

Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels appeared on Monday’s injury report with a right wrist issue, but there’s no concern about his availability for Thursday’s game against the Packers.

Head coach Dan Quinn said at his Tuesday press conference that the team has “zero concerns” about Daniels’ health.

The story went on to say Quinn explained that listing Daniels as a full participant on the estimated practice report was simply about transparency, and that the rookie is on track to play without restrictions. Daniels played every snap in the Week 1 win over the Giants, going 19-of-30 for 233 yards and a touchdown while adding 68 rushing yards on 11 carries.

Source: The 49ers are waiving kicker Jake Moody.

Moody had a rough 2024 season and many speculated he wouldn't even get a chance in 2025. In Week 1 he missed a kick and had another blocked and the Niners have seen enough. They will make a move for another kicker this week ahead of Week 2.

The Commanders added quarterback Jayden Daniels to their injury report Monday. They list Daniels with a right wrist injury.

The Commanders didn’t practice, but they estimate Daniels would have been a full participant.

Daniels played all 70 snaps on Sunday and showed no sign of injury. He went 19-of-30 for 233 yards and a touchdown and ran for 68 yards on 11 carries in the 21-6 win over the Giants. It seems to be a non-issue, but because it's right wrist, owners may want to take notice. The Commanders play the Packers on Thursday night.

The Commanders listed Austin Ekeler as the team's RB1.

Related players: Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Chris Rodriguez, Jeremy McNichols

The most surprising part of this is the team listed Croskey-Merritt as the team's RB4, which maybe shows just how much, or little, these depth charts mean. McNichols was the RB2 with Rodriguez the RB3. Ekeler probably isn't going to be asked to carry a full workload at the age of 30, not to mention his recent injury history. JCM owners shouldn't panic just yet, but you may want to think about other options for your lineup until we see just how this plays out.

The Commanders and Terry McLaurin have agreed to a 3-year contract extension, source confirms.

Related players: Deebo Samuel, Noah Brown, K.J. Osborn, Luke McCaffrey, Jayden Daniels

The deal is said to be a 3-year extension worth over $96M, according to other sources. Daniels will get his top target back before Week 1 and pushes the rest of the team's WRs down the depth chart, including Samuel who now looks to be the WR2. McLaurin finally delivered a true breakout season - 82 catches, 1,096 yards, and 13 touchdowns - finishing as the WR6 last season.