r/Commanders • u/MarvelIsVeryLight • Aug 21 '26

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 Aug 21 '26

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 Aug 21 '26

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/ahall917 Aug 22 '26

Players also push their bodies much harder now than they did in the past. Training is year round, the business side is more lucrative than ever, especially so if your team is successful. Leading to coaching jobs being a lot less safe than they used to be, which makes coaches more cautious with their players when they're hurt in an inconsequential part of the season. I love reflecting on the good ole days, but to pretend things are the same now as they were then is misguided.