KaVontae Turpin feels ‘back to 100%’ ahead of return for Cowboys – Tommy Yarrish, DallasCowboys.com The Cowboys get one of their most explosive weapons back in Week 7. FRISCO, Texas – As the Cowboys prepare to face the Commanders at AT&T Stadium on Sunday, they’ll be getting some of their key playmakers back in KaVontae Turpin. […] The Cowboys get one of their most explosive weapons back in Week 7. FRISCO, Texas – As the Cowboys prepare to face the Commanders at AT&T Stadium on Sunday, they’ll be getting some of their key playmakers back in KaVontae Turpin. Turpin has missed the last two games with a foot injury for Dallas. After being limited in practice on Wednesday and Thursday, Turpin was a full participant in Friday’s practice and carries no injury designation, meaning he’s good to go. “I feel like I’m back to 100%,” Turpin said. “No hurting in my toes, I feel good now that I can be out there competing with my guys on Sunday…” “Wednesday, I took it one day at a time, every play at a time. Thursday I went out there ready to go, then today I went out there not even worrying about it, just knowing that I’m going to be out there Sunday.” He’ll be joining fellow WR CeeDee Lamb back out on the field as well, who has missed the last three full games for Dallas with a high ankle sprain. In the absence of Lamb and Turpin, George Pickens has stepped up big for the Cowboys offense. With the additions of Lamb and Turpin back into the lineup, the hope is that the NFL’s number one offense can only continue to improve under first-year head coach Brian Schottenheimer. “I would just say just keep the trust in Schotty,” Turpin said. “Hopefully he can get everybody the ball, everybody’s out there trying to make a play. My boy [George Pickens] man, I just hope they keep finding ways to move him, put him in the slot, and find ways to get him the ball.” Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs out vs. Commanders after ‘accident’ at his home Thursday night – Calvin Watkins, Dallas Morning News In a weird turn of events, Trevon Diggs will not play this Sunday. FRISCO — Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer announced Friday that starting cornerback Trevon Diggs will miss Sunday’s game against Washington with a concussion. Schottenheimer said Diggs suffered the concussion as a result of an accident at his home on Thursday night. Schottenheimer was informed of the health issue Friday morning before speaking with reporters. “Trevon Diggs came in this morning with some concussion symptoms after having an accident in his home,” Schottenheimer said. “He’s been checked out by our doctors and he is in the protocol and he’ll miss the game.” Schottenheimer said he didn’t have details on how the accident occurred. He didn’t know if Diggs went to the hospital because he needed more information. Cowboys’ defensive progress, CeeDee Lamb’s impact and … the sun: 3 things I’m watching – Jon Machota, The Athletic Several things will be under a microscope for the Cowboys versus the Commanders. Over six weeks into the season and Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus says his group is still working on finding its identity. That’s not a great sign for a unit that ranks among the league’s worst in several categories, including yards allowed (412 per game) and passer rating against (117.0). Will it be any better this Sunday against Washington? Many would say that it couldn’t be any worse than it was last weekend in Charlotte. But don’t expect significant changes. Eberflus, talking with reporters Thursday for the first time since the Cowboys’ disastrous defensive performance at Carolina, said the adjustments they are making are “subtle.” “We had some good meetings this week, some good conversations,” Eberflus said. “When your performance has been inconsistent or not to the standard, you certainly look at everything. You try to find solutions, that’s the coach’s job to get that done. Nothing is off the table.” All areas have struggled, which makes it difficult to expect a small change to lead to dramatic improvement. The current personnel doesn’t appear to be fully bought into the scheme. The roster could also use an upgrade in talent at all three levels. But Eberflus said he believes, “the solutions are in the room.” “There’s no magic call,” he said. “You gotta do those three things, you gotta make sure that you’re fundamentally sound, make sure you do a great job playing with violence and then execute.” Eberflus has coached in the NFL since 2009. He has been in charge of defenses for the better part of the past decade. Has he ever been in a situation like this one six weeks into a season? “The numbers would not say that,” he responded. “But, hey, we are what we are. So we got to be where our feet are. It’s important that we do that. You can’t look at the past. This is where we are right now. We’re working to take a step this week.” Rinse, Repeat: Cowboys made questionable hire at DC, then made his job impossible – K.D. Drummond, Cowboys Wire Matt Eberflus was doomed from the start when the Cowboys hired him. When Jerry Jones hired Brian Schottenheimer as the newest head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, it shocked most observers in the media and the fanbase. Over the last nine months though, Jones has been proven correct in his assessment of what the first-time head honcho was bringing to the table. His offense is creative, and possibly far more importantly, his presence demands a ton of respect from his troops. His energy, knowledge and confidence have inspired a team of players who are used to being in the center of attention. At least, on the offense. The defense is a different story entirely, and while the club has operated under a separation of church and state for the last several

The Dallas Cowboys are hosting their NFC East rival, the Washington Commanders, on Sunday. We checked in with our sister site, Hogs Haven, for a little knowledge on the enemy. We asked five questions and got five answers. Blogging The Boys: How has Year 2 looked for Jayden Daniels? What has he improved on over […] The Dallas Cowboys are hosting their NFC East rival, the Washington Commanders, on Sunday. We checked in with our sister site, Hogs Haven, for a little knowledge on the enemy. We asked five questions and got five answers. Blogging The Boys: How has Year 2 looked for Jayden Daniels? What has he improved on over his rookie year, and what does he still need to work on? Hogs Haven: We have somewhat of a small sample size because he missed weeks 3 & 4 due to injury. However, I’d say he’s following a similar pattern to last year of starting the season looking a bit rusty. Last year, he started the season with a poor QBR of 31.3 and 37.8 (which was borne out by the eye test), before rebounding with a QBR of 94.8 and 92.4 in weeks 3 & 4. This year, he started out with a QBR of 51.6 and 20.3 in weeks 1 & 2, but bounced back with QBRs of 72.6 & 69.6 in weeks 5 & 6 and I think he’s back in his groove now. He honestly looks very similar to last year, not significantly better or worse. He reportedly worked a lot on his footwork during the offseason, which should result in more accuracy and consistency on his passes, though he looked pretty accurate last year and I can’t say I see too much difference. He also added some muscle and I do think I see a bit more zip on his throws. According to PFF, his biggest weakness is making plays when moving to the left or backward, as he’s more likely to take a sack in that situation. I suspect that means he needs to be better at having awareness of pressure (particularly up the middle) and throwing the ball away before taking a sack. He relies a lot on scrambling when under pressure, but it’s harder to scramble away from pressure up the gut. BTB: Let’s do the same question, but apply it to Dan Quinn. HH: Honestly, I think the coaching has looked very similar to last year, with a lot of the same buy-in and effort from players, but also a lot of the same mistakes. It wasn’t just Jayden Daniels, a lot of the team looked like they were shaking off rust in weeks 1 & 2, which is probably partly due to Dan Quinn’s preference for light practices over training camp and resting starters in preseason games to keep them healthy. It’s also probably partly due to having lots of roster turnover in the offseason the last 2 years, as this roster is still very much being rebuilt from a terrible state in the Ron Rivera years. It’s clear the defensive coaching staff (including Quinn) want to play primarily man coverage, but don’t have the personnel for it. Both last year and this year the secondary got torched in the first few games by trying to play man coverage with players (particularly older players) who are better suited to zone. Both last year and this year, they started to adjust to playing more zone in week 4, but there are still some busted coverages that may not have been there if they’d focused on installing a primarily zone scheme in training camp. Overall, I wish the coaching staff (particularly the defensive coaching staff) would do a better job of self-scouting and tailoring the scheme to the players in the offseason. On the plus side, the special teams coaching looks much improved, though it may just be due to better personnel and another year working together. Washington has the 3rd highest special teams DVOA according to FTN, which includes the 6th-most yards gained on punt returns, 4th-fewest punt return yards allowed, NFL-highest yards gained on kick returns, and 11th-fewest kick return yards allowed. BTB: What do you consider the biggest strengths on offense and defense for the Commanders? HH: The biggest strength of the offense is the overall run game, as Washington is tied with the Bills for the 2nd-most rushing yards per game in the NFL. Part of this is due to a good scheme and good coaching from OC Kliff Kingsbury, who also ran a prolific run game while HC of the Arizona Cardinals. Part of this is due to the efficiency of RB Jacory “Bill” Crosky-Merritt, who is rushing at 5.7 Y/A, 3rd highest among NFL RBs. And part of this is due to QB Jayden Daniels, who is a rushing threat himself and forces defenses to maintain eye discipline to see if the ball is kept for a QB run and forces them to spread out to keep contain on the edges to defend against QB runs. The biggest strength of the defense is the run defense against runs up the gut. Rebuilding the defensive line in the offseason was a priority for GM Adam Peters, and the additions of DT Javon Kinlaw, DT Eddie Goldman, and EDGE Deatrich Wise Jr (now on IR) were meant to do just that. In addition, LB Bobby Wagner is an excellent tackler and great at limiting runs between the hashes. BTB: Same question, but what are the weaknesses? HH: The biggest weakness on offense is probably the blocking from the two guard positions and the ability of the interior OL to handle stunts and blitzes. RG Sam Cosmi is still recovering from an ACL suffered in last year’s playoffs, so backup Nick Allegretti took his place to start the season. However, Allegretti struggled and Andrew Wylie was switched from backup RT to RG to fill his spot. Note, it’s possible Cosmi makes his debut this week. LG has

What a difference a week makes.  It feels like ages ago now, but last week the Cowboys were coming off a dominant win over the Jets that restored hope in the defense while offering continued optimism in the offense.  The latter part is still there, largely thanks to Dak Prescott playing at an MVP level, […] What a difference a week makes. It feels like ages ago now, but last week the Cowboys were coming off a dominant win over the Jets that restored hope in the defense while offering continued optimism in the offense. The latter part is still there, largely thanks to Dak Prescott playing at an MVP level, but the defense reverted back to its worst form and cost the team a win over the middling Panthers. Now, all that hope is gone, replaced by the soul crushing cynicism that has marked much of the past eight months for Cowboys fans. Is there anything good left in this world? Our own Tom Ryle and David Howman have some thoughts. Tom: I’ll give you something that could be good. Every team in the NFC East has at least two losses, so from a standings viewpoint, Dallas is right there in the thick of things. The next game is against the Washington Commanders, and a win against the team that just dropped a close one to the Chicago Bears would certainly make us all feel better. The Cowboys certainly have the offense as they lead the league in yards per game and are third in points scored. Now for the bad news: You don’t get to 2-3-1 with that kind of offensive output unless your defense is epically putrid. Each week, they seem to either make the opposing QB look like Tom Brady with a stronger arm, or the lead back is racking up yards like Adrian Peterson in his prime. Unless they can fix things, they are destined for another dismal finish. Doubts abound about coming up with any kind of solution. In his weekly hit on 92.1 the Team, the local sports station for East Texas, Mickey Spagnola laid out what may be the biggest concern. They simply don’t have the players they need to win at the line of scrimmage. They can’t really do much if anything about that now. Those draft picks they got for Micah Parsons may lead to some future solutions, but those are not going to help now, and we will likely see another year of Dak’s prime slip away. David: With all due respect to Mr. Spagnola, I don’t even think it’s that deep. They have the players in the trenches to win, but not in this scheme. Matt Eberflus wants his defensive tackles to get up the field and penetrate. Osa Odighizuwa and Solomon Thomas excel there, and Kenny Clark has been better than expected in that regard. But when it’s all you do, offenses know that. Week after week, we’re seeing oodles of trap and wham concepts in the run game that spring loose, at which point the running back is able to juke Kenneth Murray (it’s always Kenneth Murray, for some reason) out of his shoes for a huge gain. In fact, each of the last two weeks, Dallas has surrendered at least six runs of 10+ yards, leading the league for both weeks. The pass rush is slightly less concerning to me. They’re actually eighth in pressure rate, but the problem is they hardly get to the quarterback because there’s wide open guys to throw to. That’s another scheme issue: this secondary is built for press man and pattern matching Cover 3, but Eberflus has them running Cover 2 and Cover 4 while giving massive cushions pre-snap. The scheme doesn’t fit the players at any level, which begs the question of why Eberflus – who, it should be noted, is simply running the scheme he’s always run throughout his career – was hired in the first place. Tom: And that begs another question: Is Eberflus a Schottenheimer guy or a Jerry guy? If it’s the former, the head coach needs to admit he made a mistake and move on now, or just accept this as a tank year to maximize draft position. If this was a hire made by the GM/owner, then he needs to make the same decision. That is a more challenging situation, because Mr. Jones detests admitting he messed up. It seems all but impossible for the DC to change his approach, since as you noted this is just who he is. That is a bit of evidence that this was another hire of someone that is familiar to Jerry rather than trying to find someone whose scheme and philosophy fits the players available. Given past history, the most likely outcome will be that management stands pat until the end of the season and then replace Eberflus. That is a depressing thought. This looks to be a season fated for failure. And as with so much about the Cowboys, it all comes down to the dysfunction at the top. David: I’m in agreement on your hunch that Eberflus was picked by the owner, but Schottenheimer also bears some culpability in allowing it to happen. Jerry has always made his preferences known when it comes to staffing, but if Schottenheimer had put his foot down on hiring a different coordinator – for example, there’s no way Jerry knew who Klayton Adams was – then he could have had his way. It’s not even a terrible hire in a vacuum, either. Eberflus has a sterling track record on defense, and that’s no coincidence. He’s just a bad fit for this personnel. Sooner or later, the players will either acclimate to his system or Eberflus will acclimate to his players. The question isn’t so much which happens first but rather how quickly either happens. The issue for me is that this offense is too good to waste on a miserable defense. They’re a top five unit

The Dallas Cowboys and Washington Commanders have turned in their final injury reports for Sunday’s game, and here’s what we know.  First, cornerback Trevon Diggs has been ruled out of this week’s game with a concussion. Diggs sustained an accident at home on Thursday night, and after he was evaluated by the team’s staff, the […] The Dallas Cowboys and Washington Commanders have turned in their final injury reports for Sunday’s game, and here’s what we know. First, cornerback Trevon Diggs has been ruled out of this week’s game with a concussion. Diggs sustained an accident at home on Thursday night, and after he was evaluated by the team’s staff, the Cowboys declared Diggs unable to suit up on Sunday. For positive news, CeeDee Lamb and Tyler Booker were full participants on Friday and are set to play Sunday after missing multiple weeks with their respective ankle injuries. KaVontae Turpin (foot) has targeted this week to come back, and he was right. He was a full participant Friday and will play against the Commanders. Tyler Smith (knee) was also upgraded to full participation and carries no injury designation heading into Sunday. As for the Commanders, Terry McLaurin has been ruled out as the team decided that he isn’t quite ready to return from his quad injury. Deebo Samuel (heel) was seen at practice, but the team is non-committal on his status and ruled him questionable for Sunday. Dorance Armstrong has not been ruled out with a hamstring injury after not practicing all week but Washington have marked him down as questionable. See More: Dallas Cowboys Injuries

The Dallas Cowboys have been ravaged with injuries in 2025. On Friday, it was announced they have yet another one in their secondary, and it’s certainly a head scratcher. According to Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, cornerback Trevon Diggs will miss Sunday’s game against the Washington Commanders due to suffering a concussion at […] The Dallas Cowboys have been ravaged with injuries in 2025. On Friday, it was announced they have yet another one in their secondary, and it’s certainly a head scratcher. According to Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, cornerback Trevon Diggs will miss Sunday’s game against the Washington Commanders due to suffering a concussion at home. Diggs has had his fair share of setbacks the last few years. He tore his ACL in 2023 after two games and missed the rest of the season. Last December, it was announced that Diggs would miss the remainder of the season and would need to have surgery on the same knee where his ACL injury occured. With this injury, 2025 will be the third consecutive season in which Diggs hasn’t played a full season after signing a five-year, $97 million extension. That isn’t ideal at all for a guy that’s looked at as the top player in the secondary in Dallas. This will mean more playing time for Kaiir Elam who has struggled mightily this season, or possibly second-year cornerback Caelen Carson who is back at practice after rehabbing a knee injury. See More: Dallas Cowboys Roster

The Dallas Cowboys are coming off of a frustrating loss against the Carolina Panthers, but in the NFL things like that can quickly be forgotten. It goes without saying that if you could have picked only one game beginning with the Carolina game for Dallas to win over their next two, you would have picked […] The Dallas Cowboys are coming off of a frustrating loss against the Carolina Panthers, but in the NFL things like that can quickly be forgotten. It goes without saying that if you could have picked only one game beginning with the Carolina game for Dallas to win over their next two, you would have picked this week’s game. The Washington Commanders are a division rival and a win against them means significantly more. How would you feel if the Cowboys pulled it off? Obviously it would depend how the win happened, but would you be a little bit bought back in on the season overall? Again, the NFL swings rapidly from one end of the spectrum to the other in a given week so it is very possible that some fans would be feeling optimistic once more. Let us know what you think in the comments down below and if you would be one of them. See More: Dallas Cowboys Roster

CeeDee Lamb happy with ankle, ready to return for Cowboys – Todd Archer, ESPN CeeDee Lamb sounds like he’ll be ready to play on Sunday. FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys Pro Bowl wide receiver CeeDee Lamb said he is ready to return to the lineup Sunday against the Washington Commanders after missing the past three games with a high left ankle […] CeeDee Lamb happy with ankle, ready to return for Cowboys – Todd Archer, ESPN CeeDee Lamb sounds like he’ll be ready to play on Sunday. FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys Pro Bowl wide receiver CeeDee Lamb said he is ready to return to the lineup Sunday against the Washington Commanders after missing the past three games with a high left ankle sprain. Lamb went through a limited practice for the second straight day Thursday, but he said it won’t take him long to get back up to speed. “I feel like I’m moving around, running around being me,” Lamb said. “Happy as can be obviously just believing in my ankle. Obviously, I feel like it’s back to where I needed it to be.” Lamb said that he could have returned last weekend against the Carolina Panthers but that the extra week gave him more confidence. CeeDee Lamb ready to return for Cowboys after missing three games – Tommy Yarish, DallasCowboys.com Lamb talks about missing the past few games. FRISCO, Texas – Barring something unforeseen, the Cowboys offense will add All-Pro wide receiver CeeDee Lamb back to their starting lineup on Sunday against the Washington Commanders. Lamb, who has missed the last three full games with a high ankle sprain, has not enjoyed his time watching Dallas’ league-best offense from the sidelines and is itching to get back out onto the field. “It’s been tough mentally and physically, obviously, with my ankle and rehab and everything, but then mentally obviously because of the player I am and how anxious I am to get out there,” Lamb said.” “But trusting in my process and trusting in my team, my rehab team, and the training staff here, it’s just getting back right and making sure that it’s right for me to go out there and be myself again.” Updates: Sanborn full participant Thurs. – DallasCowboys.com Linebacker Jack Sanborn should also be making a return to the lineup. 3:45 p.m. — Cowboys linebacker Jack Sanborn (concussion) was upgraded from limited participation Wednesday to being a full participant on Thursday’s injury report. That puts him in line to return Sunday against the Washington Commanders, rejoining a linebacker group that has struggled in recent weeks. The only changes to the injury report Thursday were OL Trevon Keegan (neck) not participating after being limited Wednesday, and Juanyeh Thomas (migraine) being limited. For Washington, Pro Bowl WR Terry McLaurin (quad) did not participate Thursday after being limited Wednesday. McLaurin has missed the last three games for the Commanders, and his status for Sunday against Dallas is in question. 3 areas where Cowboys must show improvement in to win in Week 7 include early run downs – Mike Crum, CowboysWire Where can the Cowboys improve against the Commanders? Dallas was awful on first down, defensively, against Carolina in Week 6. The Panthers ran 26 times and averaged over six yards per attempt. They only threw the ball five times, but two of those receptions went for over 30 yards. Dallas generated only two negative plays on first down. The first was a sack, the other was a run for -2 yards. Leaving the opponent only four yards to go on second down is crippling for a defense, as it truly opens up the offense’ can attack’s playbook in a multitude of ways. The Cowboys’ offense has been extremely balanced all season. They ran for at least 117 yards every game and an average of 134 per contest going into their matchup with Carolina. However they ran the ball a paltry 19 times for a total of 31 yards, allowing the Panthers to get eight run stops. The team works best when both the rushing and passing games are effective, helping the offense keep the defense off the field. Dallas Cowboys: Reading between the lines (offense) – Mike Poland, Blogging the Boys Taking a deeper look into the Cowboys offensive line heading into Week 7. Right Tackle Terence Steele (2025 Stats: 404 Total snaps, 263 Pass Blocks, 17 Pressures, 1 QB Hits, 2 Sacks, 3 Penalties) Steele’s job this week is part bodyguard, part decoy. With the right guard spot needing help if Bass starts over the rehabbing Tyler Booker, Dallas will tilt a lot of its pass protection toward Bass. That means Steele will often protect the B-gap first and hinge late, stepping down to clamp interior movement, then trying to catch the edge rusher on the rebound. On TV, that can look like he’s losing the corner, but in reality, he’s executing the assignment by sealing the inside for Bass and trusting the help on the outside. Because of that, expect the Cowboys to build in help to Steele’s edge with either a back scanning out to erase the wide rush, or a tight end giving a shoulder before releasing. When you see an end get depth on Steele, don’t panic, it’s by design for the chip on his outside shoulder. The key for Steele is clean communication and crisp footwork. 5 COWBOYS TRADE TARGETS IF THE TEAM IS “ALL-IN” – Mark Heaney, Inside the Star Should the Cowboys made a trade ahead of the deadline? 5. Miami Dolphins Linebacker, Jordyn Brooks It only makes sense to bookend this list with another linebacker, given how crucial improving the position is for the 2025 season. Aside from Bush, former Texas Tech Red Raider Jordyn Brooks could attract interest from Dallas. The 2020 first-round pick of the Seahawks is in Miami now, and with their aforementioned sale on the brink, he may be available, too. Brooks would be a familiar face to Brian Schottenheimer, having spent the 2020 campaign in Seattle together, and

The Dallas Cowboys and Washington Commanders enter this Week 7 matchup in a similar state. Both teams have been dealing with injuries and are coming off a loss in which they lost by a last-second field goal. It’s always a physical game when these two teams play and there’s no reason to expect any different […] The Dallas Cowboys and Washington Commanders enter this Week 7 matchup in a similar state. Both teams have been dealing with injuries and are coming off a loss in which they lost by a last-second field goal. It’s always a physical game when these two teams play and there’s no reason to expect any different this week. There are certain matchups this week that could help sway the game one way or the another for both the Cowboys and the Commanders. Both organizations will try to exploit any and every matchup to help lead them to victory. These are matchup’s we believe could play a big factor in the outcome of the game. QB Dak Prescott vs. QB Jayden Daniels This Week 7 matchup between bitter division rivals likely will involve a QB shootout. Dak Prescott has been playing at an MVP-level all season, and will finally have his entire receiving core at his disposal with CeeDee Lamb and KaVontae Turpin set to return to the starting lineup. On the flipside, Jayden Daniels could be the next QB to have a field day against Dallas’ atrocious defense. His dual-threat ability could be a huge problem. Expect a big day for both of these QBs, one that will help sway the game one way or another. Trench warfare Last week against the Carolina Panthers the Dallas Cowboys clearly lost the battle in the trenches on both sides of the ball. The Panthers defensive front continuously stonewalled Dallas’ OL throughout the game and the Cowboys DL was completely dominated by Rico Dowdle. Tyler Booker is hopefully set to return to the starting lineup which should help improve things up front. Dallas’ entire defensive line though needs to step up their game in a big way. Holding up at the point of attack and applying a little more pressure could go a long ways in this matchup. RB Javonte Williams vs. Commanders’ run defense The Cowboys could never really get anything going on the ground last week due to Carolina’s dominant performance up front clogging the running lanes and making plays in the backfield. This week things could go a little more smoothly for Javonte Williams. Washington is currently ranked 20th in the league allowing 121.7 yards per game and with the return of CeeDee Lamb, KaVontae Turpin, and Tyler Booker, Dallas’ offense will be as close to full strength as they’ve been in quite some time. A big game for Williams could be coming. See More: Dallas Cowboys Roster

A sight for sore eyes. The Dallas Cowboys’ injury report this week has included the return of many key players to the practice field. It couldn’t come at a better time. Their report is looking as good as it has been in a long time. Here’s what Thursday’s practice tells us about the health of […] A sight for sore eyes. The Dallas Cowboys’ injury report this week has included the return of many key players to the practice field. It couldn’t come at a better time. Their report is looking as good as it has been in a long time. Here’s what Thursday’s practice tells us about the health of the Cowboys and their opponent, the Washington Commanders. Inching closer to a return to the field, CeeDee Lamb (ankle) maintained his limited status at practice on Thursday. Guard Tyler Booker (ankle) was also a limited participant. As was the case yesterday, many players were still designated as limited. Among those still with a reduced practice workload were KaVontae Turpin (foot). Jack Sanborn, who missed last week’s game versus the Carolina Panthers with a concussion, was upgraded to full participant. Others with a limited status were Donovan Wilson (elbow/knee), Tyler Smith (knee), and Jonathan Mingo (knee). Meanwhile, Trevon Diggs and James Houston were full participants again today with respective knee injuries. For the Commanders, many players were listed as DNP. Deebo Samuel (heel) sat out at practice after sitting out yesterday, and Terry McLaurin (quad) did not practice today after being limited yesterday. McLaurin was iffy to play versus the Cowboys, and his Thursday absence would suggest he’s trending towards missing this week’s game. Dorance Armstrong (hamstring) also did not practice on Thursday. See More: Dallas Cowboys Injuries