Josh Johnson, Marcus Mariota and the Commanders
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Latest updates after Marcus Mariota suffered a hand injury that forced him out of the Commanders Week 16 game vs. Eagles on Saturday.
Washington Commanders quarterback Marcus Mariota is dealing with an injury in the third quarter of the Week 16 game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Kingsbury has done a good job of making sure Mariota’s legs are a consistent threat that defenses need to prepare for to help offset the lack of dynamic playmakers throughout. The Commanders use play-action on 32.6% of Mariota’s dropbacks, the fourth-highest rate in the NFL, a significant jump from the 23% of dropbacks when Daniels is available.
Washington Commanders backup QB Marcus Mariota leads the NFL in two surprising categories ahead of facing the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 16.
The Washington Commanders have added another quarterback to their roster as the injury concerns continue to mount.
It’s looking more like Josh Johnson will start at quarterback for the Commanders against the Cowboys on Thursday.
Washington Commanders quarterback Marcus Mariota is in the locker room after suffering a hand injury against the Philadelphia Eagles in their Week 16 matchup. M
Washington Commanders quarterback Marcus Mariota, starting in place of the shut-down Jayden Daniels, hurt his right hand and was replaced by third-stringer Josh Johnson early in the third quarter Saturday night against the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Marcus Mariota injury update: Commanders QB leaves game with hand injury vs. Eagles
The Commanders announced Mariota was evaluated for a concussion and was cleared, but he was questionable to return with a hand injury. The quarterback did not come back into the game. Mariota went into the medical tent after throwing the ball away and colliding with some of his teammates on the sideline during the third quarter of Sunday's game.
Sam Cosmi suffered a concussion near the end of the Eagles game on Saturday, and has been placed on IR, ending his season. Quinn said that Andrew Wylie will take over for him at RG, the role he played for four weeks this season. Wylie replaced Nick Allegretti at RG, and Chris Paul replaced Brandon Coleman at LG after Week 2.
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