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Game status Update: As expected, Dotson is officially INACTIVE on Sunday.
Sam Cosmi is active #GBvsWAS | #HTTC
— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) October 23, 2022
Update: Dotson will NOT play on Sunday, per head coach Ron Rivera.
#Commanders HC Ron Rivera just told me rookie WR Jahan Dotson (Questionable - hamstring) will NOT play today against the #Packers. Our full 1-on-1 coming up @NFLGameDay @nflnetwork
— StaceyDales (@StaceyDales) October 23, 2022
Game day Update: Dotson is not expected to play on Sunday.
#Commanders WR Jahan Dotson, who re-tweaked his hamstring this week in practice and is listed as questionable, is a long-shot to play, source said.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 23, 2022
As the week began, it looked like Washington Commanders wide receiver Jahan Dotson was getting close to returning, but that’s not how the week ended. After a limited practice on Wednesday, Dotson re-aggravated his hamstring injury running routes at practice the next day. The team then held him out of Friday’s practice.
Dotson has been out of action for the last two weeks. He’s officially listed as questionable this week, but head coach Ron Rivera said that they’ll play it safe with Dotson.
Fantasy football implications
It would probably be best to operate as if Dotson will not play this week when the Commanders host the Green Bay Packers on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. That would mean more targets for Terry McLaurin and Curtis Samuel in the passing game. It’s worth pointing out, too, that Taylor Heinicke is making the start at quarterback, which could prove to be another limitation in Washington’s vertical passing game.