Washington Commanders defensive lineman Daron Payne suffered a significant foot injury at practice on Friday, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday because the injury had not been announced by the team. X-rays showed that it was a “significant” injury, the person said.
Payne’s status for Sunday’s game against the Eagles was downgraded to out on Friday night by the team.
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He has started all six of Washington’s games so far this season and has 14 combined tackles with one sack. The nine-year veteran has played 136 games during his career, all of which have been for Washington.
The loss of Payne comes just over a week after the team lost another longtime veteran, star receiver Terry McLaurin, to a torn left patellar tendon.
The Commanders are 1-4-1 headed into their matchup against the Eagles and will now have to play without Payne for the foreseeable future.
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