Saturday saw the Commanders make one roster move, as they elevated veteran cornerback Antonio Hamilton from the practice squad to the roster.

A move at cornerback was anticipated because of the injury to Jonathan Jones. Jones was placed on injured reserve this week and will therefore miss at least four games. Jones injured his hamstring in the second half of the Week 2 loss at Green Bay.

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Losing Jones for four weeks is a significant loss. He was signed in the offseason as a free agent to bring in an experienced, veteran corner. The loss of Jones for at least four games meant the Commanders were down to only four healthy corners on their roster (Marshon Lattimore, Trey Amos, Mike Sainristil, and Noah Igbinoghene).

Commanders fans will find Hamilton wearing jersey No. 34. He has ten years of NFL experience out of South Carolina State and is 32 years old. He is listed at 6-0, 188 pounds on the roster. Hamilton has been around the league, playing in regular-season games for the Raiders (2016-17), Giants (2018-19), Chiefs (2020), Cardinals (2021-23), and Falcons (2024).

The Commanders signed Hamilton on August 11, then released him on August 26, while trimming their roster to 53. He was then signed back to the Commanders’ practice squad.

Other reminders for Sunday:

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Jayden Daniels will miss his first start of his NFL career due to a knee injury. Marcus Mariota gets the start.

Starters TE John Bates and WR Noah Brown were also ruled out this week by head coach Dan Quinn.

G/T Andrew Wiley has been named the new starter at right guard, replacing Nick Allegretti.

RB Chris Rodriguez is expected to be active for the first time this season

Captains named were Laremy Tunsil (Offense), Daron Payne (Defense) and Percy Butler (Special Teams)

RB Austin Ekeler and DE Deatrich Wise were placed on season-ending injured reserve this week

Preston Smith was signed this week to the 53-man roster to play defensive end

DE Jalyn Holmes and WR Chris Moore were signed to the roster from the practice squad

QB Josh Johnson will most likely be active for the first time this season, providing a backup for Marcus Mariota

This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: Washington Commanders elevate cornerback ahead of Week 3