Trey Amos made a big impact throughout his rookie campaign. Unfortunately for the player and the Washington Commanders, this momentum came screeching to an abrupt halt at the worst possible time.
Amos suffered a fractured fibula in Week 10 against the Seattle Seahawks. This was overshadowed by quarterback Jayden Daniels' dislocated elbow, but it was nonetheless significant. Washington lost its best coverage boundary cornerback option, and the defense fell apart.
A long rehabilitation period was expected, but the player seems pretty happy with how things are going so far.
Trey Amos gives encouraging update to Commanders fans after serious leg injury
During a recent Instagram live, Amos was asked about his recovery. The former Ole Miss star revealed he is back working out and that everything seems to be going according to plan. At a time when there are several uncertainties around Washington's cornerback unit, this represented an encouraging development.
“Leg going good man, for real, for real. I just left a workout five minutes ago.”
Obviously, the Commanders will take things cautiously with Amos when on-field preparations for the new campaign begin. Putting too much on his plate early is not the goal. Washington's objective is to build him up gradually to ensure he is ready to hit the ground running in Week 1. That would be the biggest boost imaginable for all involved.
Amos looked the part last season. He was comfortably Washington's best-performing cornerback before getting hurt. His size, length, and physicality in press coverage make him tailor-made for the schematic concepts Daronte Jones plans to run. And looking at how things stand across the depth chart currently, he's right at the top before Year 2 of his professional career.
The Commanders have faith in Mike Sainristil. They signed Ahkello Witherspoon and Amik Robertson to raise competition and enhance depth after Marshon Lattimore, Jonathan Jones, and Noah Igbinoghene all left. There is a good chance another quality reinforcement arrives during the draft — potentially even at No. 7 overall with LSU prospect Mansoor Delane — but Amos will still have a significant role to play regardless.
By the player's own admission, he is well on the road to recovery. Amos is also young enough to ensure this injury becomes a slight bump in the road and nothing more. He only recently turned 24 with everything ahead of him. If there are no further setbacks, the corner has the scope to be a franchise cornerstone.
There is a long way to go. But from Amos' perspective, it's so far, so good.