One of the top storylines in Washington this offseason has been the progress defensive end Chase Young makes as he continues to recover from a torn ACL. The injury kept him sidelined during the spring, and, as expected, has landed him on the PUP list to start training camp. His Week 1 availability is now very much in question as well. 
Head coach Ron Rivera said, via NFL.com’s Kevin Patra, that the 23-year-old is “probably going to miss a little bit of time” to start the regular season. He added that Young’s ACL tear is “a little more severe” than that suffered by tight end Logan Thomas, who is himself likely to miss the opening few games of the campaign.
“Chase and I had a conversation,” Rivera continued, “and I said, ‘Look, don’t push yourself. This is not just about this season, but it’s also about the future.'” Referencing the setbacks felt by Curtis Samuel after the Commanders tried to bring him back early, Rivera also said, “what we’ve done, we’ve backed up, looked at everybody, and said, ‘hey, we know there is a timeframe that you say look, OK, this is when we’ll get this guy back.’ But we’ve got to be really careful with [Young] just because of who he is for us.”
The 2020 Defensive Rookie of the Year was limited to nine games last year, one which saw him fall short of his statistical performance the season prior with just 1.5 sacks and three tackles for loss. Young will have lofty expectations upon his return, but if the Commanders place him on IR to start the campaign, he will be sidelined for at least four games. The progress he makes in the coming weeks will thus be worth closely monitoring.
Well, if Snyder has a say in this, he will screw this up also…. Keep thinking he took Joe Brandon lessons somewhere!
Quit the political baiting. This article has nothing to do with Snyder, let alone the president
Bringing back Young too quickly would be a crazy squandering of resources. Young is on a high first round draft pick salary, with a fifth year option coming up. Having him spend the next two or three years going on/off injured reserve and playing four games a season would cripple the Redskins.
Take your time coming back, heal up so you’re 100% for the playoffs even though you’ll be eliminated from postseason play by week 14.
Young better not come back too fast – as another junk season like last year is going to lead to questions about whether he is just another draft bust.