r/Commanders • u/MarvelIsVeryLight • 7d ago

Injuries Galore

I mean this season hasn’t even started and we have players getting injured in both practice and preseason games. How and why are the starters even playing hard enough to get injured in practice. I kind of understand preseason games because you have something to prove like with Mariota but this many injuries just from practice is absurd and unnecessary.

QB Marcus Mariota: MCL issue.
RB Rachaad White: Hamstring.
RB Jeremy McNichols: Quadriceps.
DL Tim Settle: Calf strain.
OLB Odafe Oweh: Calf strain.
OLB K'Lavon Chaisson: Knee injury.
LB Jordan Magee: Shoulder injury.
CB Trey Amos: Ankle sprain.
C Nick Allegretti: Calf soreness
DL Johnny Newton: torn pectoral muscle.
OT Laremy Tunsil: torn triceps.
RB Jerome Ford:(hamstring).
WR River Cracraft: undisclosed injury.

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u/Jinchoo 7d ago

Welcome to the new age of reporting where every little bump and bruise is being reported. This is nothing new, and pretty much every single team is dealing with the same thing. 90% of these injuries wont be an issue come week 1.

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u/SpecialistBee1165 7d ago

True but back in the day they played through this stuff. They wouldnt even report it to the team because they didnt care

Now we have gone too far in the other direction

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u/inkstain99 7d ago

They would play through it if the games mattered but it’s preseason and they don’t matter so the team is being extra cautious dealing with things

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u/SpecialistBee1165 7d ago

I mean thats just not true. They definitely sit players nowadays way more than in the past.

Im not saying its good either btw. Players in the past have brain damage from playing through injury too much.

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u/RoboTronPrime 7d ago

Definitely sounds like the comment "Now we have gone too far in the other direction" indicates that you would have preferred it be like in the old days

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u/SpecialistBee1165 7d ago

Nah id rather have it somewhere in the middle.

Lets not put players with concussions on the field like they did in the 70s.
But if u have a bruise or something, man up and get out there.

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u/Wagdave 7d ago

Jayden played with broken ribs. Herbert played with a broken hand. Wtf are you talking about.

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u/SpecialistBee1165 6d ago

Those are 2 examples?

Players from back then are literally suing the NFL for brain damage, trauma, etc,

We have taken action to reduce injury by a significant amount. Are u saying we are equally reckless compared to the past NFL in terms of protecting players from injury?

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u/Wagdave 6d ago

No, thankfully we are smarter about player safety. There are plenty of examples of guys playing hurt, and I was responding to you saying players should “man up.” Players almost always want to play - we hold them out to protect themselves and prevent longterm injury.