# Commanders Enter Week 1 at Full Strength

> Dan Quinn cleared every limited player on Friday, so Washington opens against the Eagles with the game plan it actually built.
- Title: Commanders Enter Week 1 at Full Strength | Shortify
- Summary: Dan Quinn cleared every limited player on Friday, so Washington opens against the Eagles with the game plan it actually built. All four injury questions…
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- Source: Washington Commanders On SI — https://si.com/nfl/commanders/onsi/commanders-injury-report-daron-payne-jacory-croskey-merritt-cleared-eagles-week-1
- Published: 2026-09-11T18:12:34+00:00
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- Topics: nfl, commanders, injury report, eagles, week 1, sports
## Friday cleared the board
Dan Quinn confirmed every one of Washington's significant injury questions is settled. Daron Payne, Odafe Oweh, K'Lavon Chaisson and Jacory Croskey-Merritt are all good to go Sunday.
## Payne's name was the scare
Thursday's report listed Daron Payne as limited, which nobody saw coming for a defensive tackle the front is built around.

> which was not an update anyone was expecting
## Two edge rushers already limited
Oweh and Chaisson had been limited all week, so the pass rush was carrying three question marks into the final practice.
## The plan for Hurts survives
With all three defensive front players available, Washington can attack Jalen Hurts using the group it spent weeks preparing, instead of reshuffling a position group on short notice.
## The backfield stays intact
A sore groin kept Jacory Croskey-Merritt limited Wednesday and Thursday, but he is available. Offensive coordinator David Blough gets his Week 1 backfield as drawn up.
## He earned the top spot
Croskey-Merritt worked all summer to be the number one back for the opener. Anyone else taking those first carries would have felt wrong.

> it would not have felt right with any other back out there
## Key takeaway

All four injury questions resolved in Washington's favor, meaning the plan built for Jalen Hurts gets run by the players it was designed for.