The Washington Commanders made several roster moves before tomorrow’s game against the Minnesota Vikings. Wide receiver Noah Brown was activated from injured reserve as expected. He hasn’t played since suffering a groin injury in Week 2, and he’s also still listed with a knee injury he’s been dealing with since June’s mandatory mini-camp. Brown will join Terry McLaurin who returned from a quad injury last week and had a big impact in a close overtime loss.
WR Chris Moore was released to open a spot on the 53-man roster. He has been with the team since signing to the practice squad last September. He was released to roster cutdowns, and signed to the practice squad again before joining the 53-man roster in mid-September. Moore has not been a big factor in Washington’s offense as they continued to try other options that got targets over him. He’s credited with 5 starts this season, and has 10 catches for 192 yards and a touchdown. He is likely to end up back on the practice squad, unless another team claims him off waivers.
Washington didn’t elevate any players from the practice squad for the first time this season. The Commanders signed long snapper Zach Triner to the practice squad last week and elevated him for the Broncos game, but Tyler Ottis back and playing tomorrow. DE T.J. Maguranyanga is the team’s International Player Pathway program player, and he had his first elevation from the practice squad last week.