Washington Football Team will be without Montez Sweat for at least a handful of games. The defensive end suffered a fractured jaw on Sunday, reports NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo (via Twitter). Grant Paulsen of The Athletic was first with the news (on Twitter).
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport tweets that Sweat’s fracture won’t require surgery, so it will just be a waiting game for the 25-year-old. However, Sweat has been told “no physical contact for a month,” so it’s unlikely we’ll see him back on the field before December.
The 2019 first-round pick has been a force since entering the NFL. After collecting 16 sacks through his first two seasons, Sweat compiled another four sacks in eight starts this season. The defensive end also has 19 tackles, two forced fumbles, 12 QB hits, and three tackles for loss.
WFT let Ryan Kerrigan walk this offseason, so the organization has some inexperienced options to replace Sweat. The team will likely turn to James Smith-Williams, although they’re also rostering Casey Toohill and rookie Shaka Toney.
WFT loses Defensive End to injury !!
NO SWEAT !!
Don’t let the four sacks deceive you, as Sweat has pretty much been an underachiever for a 1st round pick. You can only talk about potential for so long when such a high draft choice isn’t making enough plays.
7 sacks, 27 pressures and 2 forced fumbles (per Pro Football Reference) as a rookie, 9 sacks, 31 pressures and 2 FF’s as a sophomore (and an increase in his PFF grade from 60.2 to 79.7), and he was on pace to 8.5 sacks, 41 pressures and 4 FF’s this year, with a PFF grade of 74.4. Granted that I don’t get to see many WFT games, but his pass rushing and forced fumble numbers were all trending in the right direction.
Praying so hard for a full recovery.
is this where you sign up for a vip hooters card?
WFT! love these guys. From top to bottom this PC and lost organization is loaded with more drama than Broadway. Snyder is a joke as the team is on the field. The Roger Show has taken a powder puff approach to this teams criminal activity while punishing others with a heavy hand? Dan should be kicked from the NFL protected boys club but you can see like other owners involved in sexual misconduct they will just send him home without his “lunchables” and his “juicebox” for a few months in hopes you’ll forget and keep watching? I’m offended they have “Football” and “Team” in their name. Henceforth they should just be referred to as “W”?
I expect Snyder to sell the team. The league humiliated him by handing over executive powers to his wife Tanya. Everyone in Washington wants to distance themselves from him so he should probably move to California.