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Getty Images No, Washington players weren’t happy about running back Adrian Peterson being inactive for Sunday’s season-opening loss at Philadelphia. “Any time you’ve got a Hall of Fame guy that doesn’t dress, man, it’s a slap in the face,” Washington tackle Morgan Moses told 106.7 the Fan in...

Getty Images Adrian Peterson‘s stint on the bench was a short one. Washington running back Derrius Guice suffered a knee injury that will likely force him to miss some time, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. It’s not the same knee that caused him to miss the entire season last year, and...

Getty Images Free agent outside linebacker Noah Spence is working out for Washington on Tuesday, Jenna Laine of ESPN reports. Spence worked out for the Bills last week. The Buccaneers made Spence a second-round choice in 2016. He played 34 games with six starts in his three seasons in Tampa...

Getty Images Washington played without running back Adrian Peterson on Sunday as head coach Jay Gruden decided to leave him on the inactive list. Gruden said the decision was based on special teams needs as Peterson doesn’t play in the kicking game and Wendell Smallwood does. Peterson talked...

Getty Images DeSean Jackson is back in Philadelphia. And he played a key role in Sunday’s season-opening win. The first of Jackson’s two touchdowns helped snap the home team out of a 17-0 funk, although quarterback Carson Wentz never flinched in the face of the slow start. “We were never...

Getty Images Trailing 20-7 early in the third quarter on Sunday, the Eagles faced fourth-and-1 at their own 34-yard line. Most coaches would have punted. Doug Pederson is not like most coaches. Pederson kept his offense on the field and called a quarterback sneak for Carson Wentz, who picked...

Getty Images Every week we bring you all the inactives from the early games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. Check back to see the full list as it becomes available 90 minutes ahead of the 1 p.m. ET kickoffs. Washington at Eagles Washington: RB Adrian Peterson, TE...

Washington had trouble scoring on opening drives last season. It had no problem in the season opener against the Eagles, going 80 yards in seven plays and 4:06. Vernon Davis had the play of the day so far, catching a pass from Case Keenum, hurdling Ronald Darby and then splitting two defenders...

Getty Images Who saw this coming? Case Keenum looked like the better quarterback in the first half, completing 16 of 22 passes for 257 yards and two touchdowns for a 141.7 passer rating. Carson Wentz, who received a huge contract extension in the offseason, is 12-of-18 for 112 yards and a...

Getty Images DeSean Jackson is back, and so are the Eagles. After three seasons in Washington and two in Tampa, Jackson has returned to the Eagles and is lighting up his former team. He has six catches for 126 yards and two touchdowns. His touchdowns have covered 51 and 53 yards. The...

Getty Images It was ugly early for the Eagles, but they finally righted the ship in the second half. Down 20-7 at halftime, Philadelphia won 32-27. Carson Wentz had two second-half touchdown passes, one to DeSean Jackson and another to Alshon Jeffery, and Jeffery also scored on a 2-yard run in...

Getty Images Adrian Peterson is beginning his 13th NFL season on the bench. Washington is planning to make Peterson inactive for today’s game at Philadelphia, according to NFL Network. That news should come as no surprise. As we noted on Thursday, head coach Jay Gruden sounded noncommittal...

Getty Images With Sunday rosters locking as of 4:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, the two remaining holdouts are guaranteed to miss the first week of the regular season. Even if Chargers running back Melvin Gordon or Washington left tackle Trent Williams have a change of heart tonight and try to show...

Getty Images Washington tight end Jordan Reed is not expected to play tomorrow in Philadelphia. Reed hasn’t been cleared from his concussion and will likely be out, NFL Network reports. Washington head coach Jay Gruden said on Friday that he expected to know more about Reed’s status Saturday...

Getty Images There may finally be an exception to the saying, “Once a Raider, always a Raider.” Receiver Antonio Brown, who was never a Raider for an actual Raiders game, is a Raider no more. He posted a parting shot at the team on Twitter. “The child who is not embraced by the village will...

Getty Images The surest sign of a return of Sunday football comes from the smattering of Saturday transactions aimed at tinkering rosters to account for injured players. Washington officially has ruled out tight end Jordan Reed, who has a concussion. They’ve also elevated tight end J.P. Holtz...

Getty Images Washington tight end Jordan Reed remains in the concussion protocol, but the team hasn’t ruled him out of Sunday’s game against the Eagles. Reed suffered a concussion during the team’s third preseason game and has been able to do some work on the field this week as he works his...

Getty Images The Eagles promoted tight end Alex Ellis from their practice squad Friday, Mike Kaye of NJ Advance Media reports. Ellis, 26, was among the team’s final cuts Saturday. He joined the Eagles’ practice squad Sunday. The Eagles originally signed Ellis on Aug. 2 after veteran Richard...

Getty Images The NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Packers and it continues with 13 more games on Sunday, which means that the 26 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. Questionable players are uncertain to play, doubtful players are...

Getty Images Wendell Smallwood was waived by Philadelphia and picked up by Washington last week, but he says he won’t be of any assistance in game planning as his new team prepares to face his old team on Sunday. Asked if he can give some inside information, Smallwood said it never came up...