Commanders make a handful of roster moves following an injury bug

The Washington Commanders are dealing with a host of injuries ahead of their Week 6 matchup with the Atlanta Falcons and are making several roster moves to deal with them. The team is elevating players from its practice squad to fill the void from players like special teams All-Pro Jeremy Reaves moving to the IR.

On Tuesday, Pro Football Talk reported that Commanders head coach Ron Rivera said “The team would be making [moves] to restock the active roster. They have signed safety Terrell Burgess and linebacker De’Jon Harris off the practice squad to fill the open spots.”

Washington has also signed safeties Josh Kalu and Sean Chandler as well as defensive end Joshua Pryor to the practice squad.

This comes on the heels of the Jeremy Reaves injury news. The All-Pro special teamer has a partially torn ACL and could be out for the season. Darrick Forrest, the team’s starting safety, is also on IR with a shoulder injury. Rivera says both players could be out longer than the prescribed four games based on test results.

Harris is a fourth-year pro who has been with the Commanders since 2021. In the last two seasons, he’s made 10 appearances with four tackles and 1.0 sacks.