Commanders Austin Ekeler is the season with a torn Achilles -Pees, says AP Source Say

Washington (AP) -Washington commanders running back Austin Ekeler will miss the rest of the season as a result of a torn judge Achilles -Pees, a person with knowledge of the player’s status to The Associated Press said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because nothing was announced by the club about the extent of Ekeler’s injury. The commanders believed that one could be for the season, and an MRI exam confirmed this. The 30-year-old Ekeler, who was in the NFL in his ninth season and secondly with the commanders, is the second player in the team who was known to have ended an injury of the season on Thursday night in Washington’s 27-18 loss against the Green Bay Packers. The defensive end Deatrich Wise Jr. is done for the year because he injured his quadriceps during a shopping attempt by the Packers in the first half. Wise, 31, was with Washington in his first season after playing for eight with the New England Patriots. Ekeler fell to the ground in the fourth quarter of the loss, dropping the record of Washington to 1-1. It was a non -contact injury, and Ekeler kept his weight from his right leg when he was helped off the field. After staying on the sidelines of Washington for a few minutes, Ekeler was driven to the locker room. He started both games for the commanders this season, and scored 43 meters on 14 trucks and got five passes for 38 meters. Ekeler was a valuable pace catcher from the backfield for the Quarterback Jayden Daniels, last season’s AP NFL Rookie of the Year, when Washington led 12-5 in the ordinary season and reached the NFC title match. Last season, Ekeler ran for 367 meters and got another 366 meters on catches. He has entered more than 4200 reception this season and more than 4,700 rush meter over his NFL career. Washington has Brian Robinson jr. Trading to the San Francisco 49ers shortly before the start of the season, and placed Ekeler in a starting role and newcomer Jacory Closkey-Meritt in the no. 2-roll left. Now it seems likely that Closkey-Mergitt will move in a more important role. He was a draft choice of the seventh round and ran for 82 meters and an onslaught in Washington’s 21-6 victory over the New York Giants in Week 1. against Green Bay he had four trucks for 17 meters. Other commanders injured on Thursday include broad recipient Noah Brown and John Bates. Washington’s next match is September 21 against the visiting Las Vegas Raiders. ___