The Washington Commanders announced that QB Carson Wentz has been designated to return, and he will start his 21 day window to be activated from injured reserve. Wentz broke his ring finger on his throwing hand during a win over the Chicago Bears on October 13th and had surgery on it shortly after. He has missed the last 5 games, and was replaced by backup QB Taylor Heinicke during that stretch. The team has rallied around Heinicke and went 4-1 which gives them a winning record(6-5).
Ron Rivera has named Taylor Heinicke the starter going forward, but he has also given him a shorter leash than a lot of fans would like.