Commanders take a hit on offensive line with Tunsil injury
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ASHBURN, Va. -- The Washington Commanders will be without their best offensive lineman for the foreseeable future.
Coach Dan Quinn confirmed Monday that left tackle Laremy Tunsil needs surgery on his left triceps and will be sidelined indefinitely. Quinn said the team won't know how long Tunsil's absence will last until after the procedure is done.
With Tunsil, out Quinn used Brandon Coleman in the position during practice. He started 12 games at tackle for Washington in 2024.
Elsewhere:
– The Dallas Cowboys and defensive tackle Quinnen Williams agreed on a $105.9 million, three-year extension going into his first full season with the team. Dallas gave up one of the two first-round picks acquired in the trade that sent star pass rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers just a week before the opener last year. Williams gave one of the league's worst defenses a boost last year before the Cowboys faded and missed the playoffs.
– NFL head coaches will now be able to designate an assistant to handle the task of throwing the red flag to challenge a call through instant replay. Since the current instant replay rule was put in place in 1999, only the head coach was allowed to throw the flag to challenge a disputed call. But the league tweaked the language in Rule 15 Section 1 of the rule book for this season, allowing that task to be delegated. The coach must inform the officiating crew before the game.
– San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey was held out of practice Monday with what the team described as general tightness. The 30-year-old McCaffrey had participated in every practice so far this summer for the 49ers as the team altered its schedule for training camp this year to eliminate stretches of three straight full practices.
– Patriots tight end Hunter Henry signed a two-year extension to remain in New England through the 2027 season. ESPN and the NFL Network reported that the extended pact has a base value of $16 million with incentives that could push it up to $20 million.
– Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell says starting center Cade May will be out for significant time because of a wrist injury. Campbell wouldn't give a timeline on May's return from what he described as a freak injury that happened at camp Sunday. May's absence will give Seth McLaughlin and Juice Scruggs the opportunity to compete for the job.