The Washington Commanders touchdown star cornerback Marshon Lattimore by way of commerce Tuesday morning forward of the commerce deadline from the New Orleans Saints was a transfer designed to assist put them excessive defensively.
It simply may not happen instantly, significantly in opposition to the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday at 1 PM at FedEx Discipline.
In response to NFL Community Insider Ian Rapoport, who appeared on Good Morning Soccer Friday, Lattimore’s standing is “firmly up within the air” for Sunday.
“He got here into the Commanders’ group having missed two video games with a hamstring harm, an precise hamstring harm that plagued him for a while in New Orleans. Missed fairly a couple of video games,” Rapoport stated of Lattimore’s standing, in line with video by way of NFL Community. “When he was on the sphere, was for positive top-of-the-line within the NFL. So when the Commanders swung this huge commerce with the Saints to herald Lattimore, they knew that his well being was not one hundred percent. Sure, he handed a bodily. They had been all the time gonna cross him on the bodily, however they knew it’d take him a bit bit to get on the sphere.
“The truth that he has not practiced but for his new group, not a great signal for Sunday in opposition to the Steelers.”
To this point this week, Lattimore has been listed as a DNP in apply on Wednesday and Thursday as a consequence of that hamstring harm. He missed the Week 9 recreation in opposition to the Carolina Panthers as a member of the New Orleans Saints earlier than being traded to the Commanders.
The Commanders knew Lattimore’s harm and had been very clearly snug buying and selling for the highest cornerback even with the hamstring harm. Whereas he may not play Sunday in opposition to the Steelers, he additionally would possibly miss the Thursday evening matchup in opposition to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 11, which might be a tricky blow to the Commanders.
Whereas Lattimore’s standing is up within the air, the Commanders may very well be getting again standout operating again Brian Robinson Jr. from his personal hamstring harm.
“Keep in mind final week, everyone type of thought he was gonna play. Dan Quinn truly advised Mike Garafolo, our colleague, that he was gonna play earlier than the sport. Hamstring simply was not fairly ok,” Rapoport stated of Robinson. “He’s again at apply this week restricted. I might say a bit extra optimistic there.”
Robinson practiced in a restricted capability on Wednesday and Thursday and seems to be monitoring towards taking part in in opposition to the Steelers. That may be a giant increase for the Commanders as Robinson has rushed for 461 yards and 6 touchdowns this season.
Quinn acknowledged that the Commanders are actually going to push Robinson this week, so we’ll see what the Friday harm report holds for the veteran operating again.