The Washington Commanders are down another receiver early in their Week 9 contest against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday Night Football.
Second-year pro Luke McCaffrey suffered a shoulder injury on the opening kickoff return and was taken to the locker room for further evaluation. The team doesn’t think it looks good, already ruling him out before the end of the first quarter.
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Luke McCaffrey (shoulder) is now ruled out for the remainder of tonight’s game.
— David Harrison (@DHarrison82) November 3, 2025
McCaffrey was named a captain by head coach Dan Quinn this week, proving how much he has been contributing to the team.
“I’ll hit you on the captains first and kind of the theme I had with these guys was intentional, consistent, tough and opportunity and delivering,” Quinn said.
“And so, on offense, it’ll be [WR] Luke McCaffrey, on defense it’ll be [DT Javon] Kinlaw and on special teams [DE] Jake Martin. So, three guys I thought represent that. So, team had a strong week of practice, all week had a chance to look at everything, what we liked, what we wanted to evaluate, and dug in hard on that in all three phases. So, we’re excited to go play.”
Washington Commanders wide receiver Luke McCaffrey carries the ball defended by Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Jaylen Watson. / Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images
McCaffrey’s absence compromises the Commanders wide receiver room even further than it already was. The team is down Noah Brown and Terry McLaurin among others, so they will have to go further into their bench to try and find wideouts that can contribute.
McCaffrey’s injury means the Commanders will look towards Deebo Samuel, Jaylin Lane, Chris Moore, Treylon Burks and tight end Zach Ertz a little more on offense. It’s a thin group that will lead to an advantage to a Seahawks defense that is hungry for another win.
Considering the fact that the Commanders are 3-5, the team needs a win and it’s going to be harder without McCaffrey.
The Seahawks hold a 7-0 lead against the Commanders at the end of the first quarter.
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