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The Commanders remain without one of their top edge rushers as they make their way through the 2022 season.Third-year player and former No. 2 overall pick Chase Young remains on the team's Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list following a devastating ACL injury to his right knee suffered last season. NFL rules mandated he be kept him from the teams' first four games of the 2022 season at minimum, but kept NHL Washington Capitals Jersey open the po sibility for a return after Week 4.That was not the case, however, as Washington continues to prioritize his health over rushing him back. While the Commanders doubtle s would love for Young to return to the lineup, it's clear the team isn't going to rush his recovery.Regardle s, a return by Young to the defensive lineup would be a welcome addition to a team looking for a spark as it heads into the remainder of its season.MORE:With that, The Sporting News looks at what happened to Chase Young, his recovery timeline and when he could return to play for Washington:Young Nov. 14, 2021 against the Buccaneers. The injury occurred on a routine pa s-rush that saw him go down with a non-contact injury:Heres my angle on it. Chase Young injury. Get well soon, 99. Damien Bartonek (@DABartonek) Chase Young is down on the field T.J. Oshie Jersey after the previous play. FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) Tests later confirmed the torn ACL in Young's right knee, knocking him out for the remainder of the season. It also has kept him out for a good portion of Washington's training camp and the first portion of the 2022 season.Young in November underwent surgery, performed by sports surgeon James Andrews, to reconstruct his ACL. notes that surgery is different from a typical repair:In November, the defensive end underwent an ACL reconstruction in which famed sports surgeon James Andrews used a graft from Youngs left patellar tendon to reconstruct the ligament in his right knee. The procedure is subtly different from an ACL repair, in which a surgeon reattaches the torn ligament to the bone. Recovery from a repair is often shorter than a reconstruction.While an ACL repair would have been le s invasive and had a presumably shorter recovery timeline, a full reconstruction would get Young back closer Martin Fehervary Jersey to 100 percent. reported on Aug. 23 that the Commanders placed Young on the Reserve/PUP list, a designation for players expected to mi s time during the regular season.NFL rules mandate that any player placed on that list will not be counted against the team's 53-man roster, but must mi s the first four games of the season (down from six in previous seasons).NFL rules would technically have allowed Young to return to action following the team's Week 4 lo s to the Cowboys. But the team is not rushing his return amid a 1-4 start. reported on Oct. 2 that the team is eyeing a midseason return for the pa s-rusher.That forecast has not panned out, as Rapoport reported ahead of Washington's Week 10 Monday night game against the Eagles that Young Lars Eller Jersey would not be activated for that contest but could be ready for Week 11 at the Texans.The are not activating star pa s-rusher Chase Young off IR for tonight's game against the , source said. Young, coming back from an ACL tear, is close to being ready and there is a real chance he makes his debut next week if all goes well at practice this week. Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) Young isn't the only Commanders player along the defensive line to mi s time this season. Rookie second-round draft pick Phidarian Mathis tore his meniscus in his left knee in Week 1 vs. the Jaguars, causing him to be placed on injured reserve.That said, Mathis is more of an interior lineman. Young is an edge rusher, ranking third on the depth chart until his return. James Smith-Williams and Shaka Toney are ahead of him on the depth chart, whereas Montez Sweat, Efe Obada and Casey Toohill are on the other side of the base 4-3 formation layer (position)Place on depth chartJames Smith-Williams (LDE)1Shaka Toney (LDE)2Chase Young (LDE)3Montez Sweat (RDE)1Efe Obada (RDE)2Casey Toohill (RDE)3Sweat andObada have three sacks apiece entering Week 10, while Smith-Williams has two.Interior linemen Daron Payne (5.5) and Jonathan Nicklas Backstrom Jersey Allen (4.5) lead the team in sacks, while linebacker Jamin Davis also has three. |
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