Washington is very shorthanded.
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The Washington Commanders are incredibly shorthanded for their Week 7 clash with the Dallas Cowboys.
They will be without Terry McLaurin and Deebo Samuel, their top two wide receivers.
That adds to the fact that WR Noah Brown hasn't played all season.
The Commanders have four active WRs for the Cowboys showdown: Luke McCaffrey, Chris Moore, Jaylin Lane and Robbie Chosen.
It's not ideal at all as Washington tries to stake a serious claim in the NFC East race.
Why aren't Terry McLaurin and Deebo Samuel playing?
Terry McLaurin and Deebo Samuel aren't playing in Week 7 for the Commanders against the Cowboys because they are both injured.
McLaurin is missing yet another week with a quad injury.
The former Ohio State star was originally injured in Week 3, and he hasn't played since leaving that game.
Samuel is dealing with a heel injury.
The interesting thing about Samuel's injury is that he already had it before Week 6 but did suit up for Monday Night Football and play through the pain.
But it seems the injury may have gotten worse, because it's now keeping Samuel out of action.
The Commanders will have a slightly longer rest before Week 8, when they don't play until Monday night. That'll be an awesome showdown with the Kansas City Chiefs, and Washington will be hoping its WRs can get healthy for that one.
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