Washington Roster Moves: Abdullah Anderson re-signed; Efe Obada to IR

The Washington Commanders announced five roster moves this morning. Three of those moves(re-signing Tyler Larsen; Phidarian Mathis to IR,; Jabril Cox to the practice squad) were reported yesterday, and are now official. Washington also re-signed DT Abdullah Anderson and placed DT/DE Efe Obada on injured reserve.

Players going to IR after roster cutdowns can rejoin the team after missing 4 games under the NFL's new short-term IR rules. The Obada IR move was a surprise because there were no major injuries reported for him during training camp and preseason. Mathis missed his rookie season after tearing his meniscus in his first game, and now he is missing time with a calf injury from the first…