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Washington Football Team Head Coach Ron Rivera told reporters earlier that OT Cornelius Lucas had cleared COVID-19 protocols, and would rejoin the team today. He also said that several more players were hopefully going to be cleared soon, including his top two QBs. Washington did clear Lucas, and also took practice squad DE William Bradley-King off the Reserve/COVID-19 list.
Washington placed LB Cole Holcomb on the reserve/covid-19 list. That's a huge loss for the defense. Holcomb has been the mike and has played all but 13 defensive snaps this season.
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) December 22, 2021
Washington also announced that starting LB Cole Holcomb has been placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list. He joins fellow LBs David Mayo and Milo Eifler, who remain out due to protocols. Washington's list now sits at 12 players waiting to be activated. There are 6 players on offense and 6 players on defense.
Washington plays the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football in a must-win game if they want any chance at making the playoffs this year. They are likely to have both QBs, and most of the rest of the players still on the Reserve list back in time to play Dallas, but the flight to Dallas is a little longer than the flight to Philly if there are any last minute activations. The late start time for SNF may prove to be an advantage in this regard.
Washington made several roster moves to deal with the outbreak, and signed players to fill roster holes. As players get activated from the list, some of these new players will have to be released back onto the streets to make room for returning players. DE Hercules Mata'afa is one of those players, the team released him today. He had been signed to the practice squad 8 days ago.
We have made multiple roster moves:
— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) December 22, 2021
—Activated T Cornelius Lucas off the Reserve/COVID-19 List
—Placed LB Cole Holcomb on the Reserve/COVID-19 List
—Activated DE William Bradley-King off the Reserve/COVID-19 List
—Released DE Hercules Mata’afa pic.twitter.com/QaApMB0ziK
Washington Football Team players on the Reserve/COVID-19 list
Offense (6)
QB: Taylor Heinicke, Kyle Allen
C: Tyler Larsen
RG: Brandon Scherff
TE: Temarrick Hemingway (PS)
RB: Wendell Smallwood (PS)
Defense (6)
CB: Kendall Fuller
S: Kam Curl, Darrick Forrest
LB: Cole Holcomb, David Mayo, Milo Eifler
Washington Football Team players activated from the Reserve/COVID-19 list (15)
CB Darryl Roberts
C Keith Ismael
DT Jonathan Allen
DE Montez Sweat
DE James Smith-Williams
DE Casey Toohill
LB Khaleke Hudson (IR)
DE Daniel Wise
WR Cam Sims
DT Matt Ioannidis
DT Tim Settle
TE Sammis Reyes
CB Troy Apke
OT Cornelius Lucas
DE William Bradley-King (PS)
Washington Football Team coaches ruled out of the Week 15 game due to COVID-19 protocols (7)
DL Coach Sam Mills
WR Coach Drew Terrell
RB Coach Randy Jordan
DB Coach Chris Harris
Assistant DB coach Brent Vieselmeyer
Defensive Quality Control Coach Vincent Rivera
Defensive Coaching Intern Christian Garcia
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