McLaurin went down while running a route late in the first quarter
October 20, 2026
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Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin carted off with his left foot on an air cast late in the first quarter of Washington’s Week 6 “Monday Night Football” game at the 49ers. It was officially a knee injury, and he was out for the rest of the game. After the game, Dan Quinn said he didn’t have an update but added that “the concern is that it could be significant.”
“There is fear,” he concluded.
McLaurin went down while running a route, clutched his knee, and couldn’t get to the sideline under his own power.
McLaurin, 31, has been a staple for Washington since being drafted in the third round in 2019. He missed one game (Week 4) with a hamstring injury but still leads the Commanders with 230 receiving yards this season, including a 27-yard catch early in Monday’s contest.
McLaurin’s injury is just the latest for a snake-bitten Commanders team that lost Jayden Daniels (elbow) for several games earlier this year and is out for the rest of the season after tearing his triceps in training camp. Marcus Mariota, Stefon Diggs, Sam Cosmi and Chig Okonkwo also missed time, and starting running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt also landed on IR this week.
Washington (1-3-1) was 14-3 at the time of McLaurin’s departure. Diggs, Okonkwo and rookie Antonio Williams will be more involved going forward.