Washington Commanders wide receiver Noah Brown could miss the rest of the season with an internal injury, coach Dan Quinn confirmed Wednesday.
Initial reports said Brown had sustained a rib injury in Washington’s 42-19 win against the Tennessee Titans on Dec. 1.
Quinn updated Brown’s status as the Commanders (8-5) return from their bye week and prepare to visit the New Orleans Saints (5-8) on Sunday.
“He’s going to be out for a while,” Quinn said. “He had a significant internal injury from the game, so that’s going to knock him out for a while.”
Brown, 28, did not practice on Wednesday because of a kidney injury, according to the team’s injury report.
He caught three passes for 27 yards against the Titans before leaving late in the third quarter.
“During the game, between him and the medical staff, they did a really good job to address what was a serious injury,” Quinn said. “Fortunately, he’s going to be OK. But it’s going to knock him out for a bit.”
Quinn said it’s not certain Brown will miss the rest of the season “but it’s likely heading that way.”
The Commanders claimed veteran wide receiver K.J. Osborn off waivers from New England on Wednesday afternoon. The Patriots released Osborn on Tuesday.
Osborn, 27, played in seven games (four starts) and had seven receptions on 18 targets for 57 yards and one touchdown. He participated in 53 percent (232) of the offensive snaps. He has not played since the Patriots’ 19-3 victory at Chicago on Nov. 10.
The Patriots signed Osborn as a free agent in March after he spent four seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, who selected him in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Osborn has 165 career receptions for 1,902 yards and 16 TDs in 66 regular-season games (34 starts).
Brown ranks third on the team in receptions (35) and receiving yards (453) and has one touchdown in 11 games (nine starts). His touchdown catch was on a 52-yard Hail Mary pass that gave Washington an 18-15 win over the Chicago Bears in Week 8.
A seventh-round draft pick by Dallas in 2017, Brown has 150 catches for 2,000 yards and six TDs in 87 games (34 starts) with the Cowboys (2017-18, 2020-22), Houston Texans (2023) and Commanders.
–Field Level Media
