The Washington Commanders play the Cincinnati Bengals at FedEx Field on Saturday evening. It will almost certainly be a battle between two groups of NFL players who are fighting to keep their careers alive. It is unlikely that many, if any, starters will play for either team.
The Commanders have had one very serious injury to a player this offseason — TE Armani Rogers tore his ACL during OTAs. While the team appears to have avoided any other major injuries, we’ve had reports of back tightness, calf sprains, plantar faciitis, turf toe, and the like. Ron Rivera has made it clear that his priority at the moment is resting his key players in an effort to get everyone as healthy as possible for the Week 1 game against the Cardinals on September 10th.