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Redskins WR Kelvin Harmon tears ACL, per report

By Ian Cummings

LANDOVER, MD - NOVEMBER 17: Kelvin Harmon #13 of the Washington Redskins looks on during the first half against the New York Jets at FedExField on November 17, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - NOVEMBER 17: Kelvin Harmon #13 of the Washington Redskins looks on during the first half against the New York Jets at FedExField on November 17, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images) /
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Already dealing with uncertainty, the Redskins receiving core has been dealt another blow.

The Washington Redskins receiving core already came into the 2020 offseason as one of the noticeably weaker and less established groups in the NFL. That was before 2020 free agent addition Cody Latimer clouded his outlook with an off-field incident, and before second-year pass catcher Kelvin Harmon tore his ACL in pre-training camp workouts.

That’s right. According to NFL insider Ian Rapoport, Harmon tore his ACL while working out prior to training camp, and his outlook for the 2020 regular season, assuming that it happens, is now in jeopardy. Rapoport’s report was corroborated by numerous other local reporters.

As noted by Rapoport, Harmon was a surprise in 2019, outplaying his draft stock in the latter portions of his rookie campaign. Harmon started eight games, and finished the year with 30 catches and 365 yards. 22 of those receptions, as well as 290 of those yards, came in the final seven games of the year.

Videos over the course of the offseason showed Harmon working out with other Redskins offensive players such as Dwayne Haskins, Antonio Gandy-Golden, and Steven Sims, and Harmon was noticeably working on his craft to improve in his second NFL season. His loss is not only a blow to the team, but to his own hopes of becoming an impact player in Year 2.

With Harmon now presumably gone for the 2020 season, the Redskins’ receiving core’s depth continues to erode. Terry McLaurin and Steven Sims are the only consistent contributors to return to the fold, with Trey Quinn coming next behind them, in terms of impact made by 2019 holdovers. Antonio Gandy-Golden, the team’s fourth-round rookie at the position, should have security, but behind him, the battle for the final receiver spots has opened up a bit.

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As for Harmon, he’ll now presumably work toward recovering for the 2021 season, a season which will hopefully have less uncertainty surrounding it. At 23 years old, Harmon still has plenty of time to mount a resurgence, but any lost experience at the NFL level is tough to recoup, and these kinds of injuries can linger. For Harmon, a player who was already limited athletically, that’s never a good thing.

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