Although Carson Wentz scrutiny has intensified over the past two seasons, he has not missed time due to injury in that span. But the Commanders quarterback will be playing hurt for the time being. Wentz is battling a right biceps tendon strain, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL.com, who adds this issue injected some doubt into the seventh-year quarterback’s availability against the Bears on Thursday night. Wentz will play and hope he can improve during Washington’s upcoming mini-bye.
Wentz, who has thrown 10 touchdown passes this season, ranks 24th in QBR going into Washington’s Week 6 game. Here is the latest from the NFC East:
- Another player who has dealt with a litany of injuries, Jason Peters may return to action sooner than expected. A chest injury was rumored to affect the 40-year-old lineman’s status for multiple weeks, but after going through practice Wednesday, Peters declared himself “ready to roll” for Sunday night’s Cowboys-Eagles tilt (via The Athletic’s Jon Machota, on Twitter). Peters practiced in a limited capacity to start the week. He has played in two games with Dallas, seeing his Week 4 snap count (34) rise from his Cowboys debut (22). Peters has rotated in with both Connor McGovern and Matt Farniok at left guard this season.
- Dalton Schultz aggravated the knee injury that forced him to miss Week 4. The franchise-tagged Cowboys tight end returned to action in Los Angeles but left the game due to his PCL issue flaring up, Pelissero tweets. While this is a bit concerning, Pelissero adds no new damage occurred. Schultz still has a chance to play against the Eagles. Schultz got in a limited practice Wednesday. Like fellow tagged tight end Mike Gesicki, Schultz has not made much of an impact this season. He will enter Week 6 with nine catches for 80 yards and no touchdowns.
- Landon Collins initially left the Giants after Washington blew him away with a six-year, $84MM offer in 2019, but the veteran defender said he wanted to stay in New York. “I would have definitely loved to be here. It sucked,” Collins said, via the New York Post’s Paul Schwartz, of leaving New York three years ago. “I honestly wanted to stay but [former GM Dave] Gettleman didn’t want me here. Had to take my chances somewhere else.” The Giants, who drafted Collins under a previous regime, did not submit an offer to the former second-rounder on the way out. Collins, who caught on with the Giants’ practice squad last week, is not expected to be activated this week, per Schwartz. But the Pro Bowl safety-turned-linebacker is ramping up toward a near-future hybrid role. Collins, 28, said he wants to retire with the Giants. His 2022 play will determine how realistic that prospect is.
Football fans: What could possibly make a Thursday Bears-Commanders game less watchable?
Carson Wentz’s right arm: Hold my beer.
All jokes aside, it would behoove Wentz to sit out and heal. A big reason that he faced so much criticism in Indy is that he played the first part of the season on messed up feet/ankles. Needless to say, he did not look very good in those games. He might take the field, but his injuries will impact what already is a disappointing season so far for him.
Hold my beer! That’s SOOOO funny! I’ve only heard it about 30,000 times! SOOO FUNNY!
It wasn’t an attempt at a big joke. It was a comment on how amazing it is to see a Commanders-Bears game get even less appealing. But hey, who knows an unfunny joke better than “Jumping Jack Gash”?
It wasn’t even a joke. It’s a tired cliche. People who aren’t funny use cliches.
Well, not everything can be as fresh and funny as a middle school level riff on a 50 year old song.
@ Oooof / A Jets fan would certainly be an authority on unwatchable games 🙂
That impressive win over Miami was very watchable. So were the last-minute wins in Cleveland and Pittsburgh.
I think the Sanchez butt fumble is still their most watched highlight though.
I bet Wentz’s feeling are also hurt after Ron threw him under the bus!
There’s a snap count limit on Wentz this season if the Redskins don’t want to give up a high second round pick. Sitting him when injured would make a lot more sense, especially as Taylor Heinicke is there and ready to play.
Agreed. Washington has a capable backup, and there’s no reason to rush in an injured Wentz, minor injury or not. Let him rest, watch some film, and figure out some plays that he likes from the first part of the season that have worked.
That isn’t how it works.