ASHBURN, Va. — Washington beginning defensive finish Clelin Ferrell was dominated out of Monday’s sport in opposition to the Cincinnati Bengals due to a knee harm, 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 difficulty this season. He was listed as questionable for the Week 2 sport vs. the New York Giants however performed and recorded a sack. Ferrell was listed on the harm report in Week 1 as effectively however was a full participant in follow all week.
Washington (1-1) performs on the Bengals (0-2) on Monday night time. The Commanders’ protection ranks twenty ninth in scoring and twenty second in yards per sport.
“[Ferrell] is an absolute warrior for us. Excellent news is this isn’t one thing that is a long-term difficulty,” Washington coach Dan Quinn mentioned.
Ferrell was positioned on injured reserve within the playoffs with San Francisco final season due to a left knee harm suffered within the regular-season finale; it is unsure whether or not that’s associated to his present difficulty.
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 mentioned 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.