Washington Football Team releases injury report ahead of Week 1

The Washington Football Team released their injury report ahead of Week 1 earlier today.

The release of the first injury report is a significant occasion for the Washington Football Team in 2020, as it allows onlookers to gather a sort of barometer reading on injuries that have been hindering certain players since the start of training camp.

Injuries have a tenuous relationship across the NFL for very good reason, but that relationship is particularly abrasive in the nation’s capital, where injuries have routinely played a hand in dismantling potential contenders and preventing players from reaching their true potential.

Far from the entirety of Washington’s hardships in previous years have been the result of injuries, but injuries have long been rampant in D.C., and the hope is that this changes in 2020. So far, things are looking good.

It’s too early to assume that Washington will get a cleaner bill of health in the 2020 regular season, but they’re off to a good start. The team released its official injury report for Week 1 of the 2020 regular season, and only five players were listed.

Offensive tackle Saahdiq Charles (Calf), linebacker Thomas Davis (Calf), and Kendall Fuller (Knee) were all listed as limited participants in Wednesday’s practice, while defensive lineman Jonathan Allen (Knee) and wide receiver Antonio Gandy-Golden (Concussion) were both listed as full participants.

Washington’s list presents a stark contrast from Philadelphia’s; the Eagles had six players listed on their injury report, and two of those players — starting defensive tackle Javon Hargrave and wide receiver Alshon Jeffery — did not participate in Wednesday’s practice. Additionally, Derek Barnett, Lane Johnson, Jalen Reagor, and Miles Sanders were all recorded as limited participants.

The Eagles have long been exposed to the disarming sting of injuries this offseason; they lost starting offensive linemen Brandon Brooks and Andre Dillard to season-ending incidents earlier in the year, and safety Will Parks, viewed as valuable depth for the secondary, was also placed on injured reserve.

It’s still early in the week, and many of these limited participants can become full participants or experience setbacks, but for now, the Washington Football Team has the edge in the health department. They’ll need it, of course, if they want to shock the nation and start off their 2020 season with an unforeseen victory.