Croskey-Merritt ruled out vs. 49ers with reinjured groin — SkimNews
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- Jacory Croskey-Merritt will not play Monday against the 49ers due to a groin injury, coach Dan Quinn announced Saturday after Croskey-Merritt sat out all three practice days this week.
- Croskey-Merritt leads Washington with 239 rushing yards and two touchdowns this season despite playing through the issue in Week 5.
- Croskey-Merritt logged 11 carries for 82 yards in the Commanders' 27-27 tie with the Giants but had only one carry after the third quarter, and Quinn called the latest setback a reinjury of a groin problem that already cost him the final two preseason games.
- Rachaad White (shoulder) and Austin Ekeler (chest) are next in line at running back; White was limited Friday after a full Thursday, and Ekeler—who signed before Week 4—has been limited in practice.
- Jeremy McNichols is traveling with the team to San Francisco and could be activated off injured reserve, where he has been since the season began because of a quad injury suffered this summer.
- Stefon Diggs' status remained unsettled Saturday after he missed the Giants game with a hamstring injury; if he plays, it would be the first time he, Terry McLaurin, and quarterback Jayden Daniels have been on the field together since Week 2.
- Trey Amos (ankle) and Nick Cross (internal injury, out since Week 2) were full participants in Friday's practice and are candidates to return against the 49ers.
Why it matters: Washington loses its leading rusher (239 yards, 2 TDs) heading into a Monday night road game at San Francisco, with backups Rachaad White and Austin Ekeler themselves still managing their own injuries. The Week 5 game plan leaned on Croskey-Merritt for 11 carries before his workload collapsed after the third quarter, and that production now falls to an untested committee while Diggs and defensive starters Amos and Cross remain question marks.
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