Regardless of being added days earlier than the common season, Noah Brown has settled into the Commanders’ No. 2 large receiver position. Nevertheless, the contending crew might want to discover different options transferring ahead.
Brown suffered what Dan Quinn called an internal “serious injury,” according to NBC Sports Washington’s JP Finlay. Whereas Quinn stopped in need of confirming Brown will miss the season’s the rest, the first-year Commanders HC stated (via the Washington Post’s Nicki Jhabvala). Brown has led the pack of Terry McLaurin sidekicks this season, being one of some former Quinn prices to play a key position for a resurgent Washington crew.
The Commanders have given Brown a 63% snap share on offense this season. Among the many non-McLaurin Washington wideouts, Brown leads the best way with 453 receiving yards. His most memorable contribution got here when he snagged a game-winning Hail Mary from Jayden Daniels to down the Bears in October. Brown has scored a landing as nicely, serving to a Commanders crew that once more entered coaching camp with important questions on who would complement McLaurin.
It’s not but recognized what particular subject Brown is battling, however he was listed as having picked up a rib harm through the Commanders-Titans sport in Week 13. Quinn calling this an inner harm factors to one thing extra critical, however the veteran coach praised the crew’s medical workers for doing nicely to deal with this matter on the time. The bye week was not sufficient to reduce this matter, and it appears to be like like Washington goes to wish others to assist fill the void. The crew is near having veteran slot Jamison Crowder again, a minimum of; the second-stint Washington wideout has missed most of this season with a calf injury.
After a season with the Texans, Brown re-signed on a one-year, $4M cope with the crew. The 28-year-old cross catcher had totaled a career-high 567 yards final season. Then possessing a crowded WR depth chart, Houston moved on, main Brown to Washington on a $1.21M accord.
Brown had overlapped with Quinn with the Cowboys from 2021-22 and joined former teammates Tyler Biadasz, Dorance Armstrong and Dante Fowler in signing with the Commanders. Washington has not seen one other of its wideouts surpass 275 receiving yards this season. Third-round rookie Luke McCaffrey and veterans Dyami Brown and Olamide Zaccheaus symbolize the non-Brown choices to complement the crew’s McLaurin-driven receiving corps.