Wide receiver Curtis Samuel‘s debut for the Washington Football Team has been delayed by a groin injury, but it may not be a long way off.

Samuel is eligible to come off of injured reserve in time to face the Falcons in Week 4 and head coach Ron Rivera discussed that prospect when he spoke to reporters at a Monday press conference. Rivera said the team will make a call in a couple of days about whether they will shoot for having Samuel in uniform in Atlanta.

Once Samuel does practice, the team will have a three-week window to add him to the active roster, the story said. The story also talked about how the coaches are excited to see where he is. He could provide a big boost to the Washington offense.

WFT WR Curtis Samuel will be placed on IR later today according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Samuel has been battling a groin injury.

Related Players: Cam Sims, Dyami Brown, Adam Humphries

A brutal start to Samuel's time in the nation's capital. In the interim look for Dyami Brown, Cam Sims, and Adam Humphries to see increased snaps.

Washington Football Team wide receiver Curtis Samuel missed Thursday's practice session.

Samuel is looking more and more likely to miss Week 1. He will need to take the practice field tomorrow to have a chance to suit up Sunday. If he does not, expect him to be an early rule out. Samuel's absence should open up more targets for Terry McLaurin, Logan Thomas, and Antonio Gibson but will also lead to an expanded snap count for Dyami Brown, Adam Humphries, and Cam Sims. Samuel is expected to be a significant part of the offense when healthy but may have to wait until Week 2 to make his debut for Washington.

Washington Football Team WR Curtis Samuel did not practice Wednesday according to Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post. Samuel tried to run and stretch but ended up leaving the practice field.

Related Players: Terry McLaurin, Dyami Brown, Adam Humphries

The free agent signing is in danger of missing Week 1 against the Los Angeles Chargers and ceding work to rookie Dyami Brown and fellow free agent signee Adam Humphries. Samuel has dealt with injuries the entirety of his NFL career and continues to be a fantasy risk.

Curtis Samuel day. What we know:
He practiced today, but limited. Ron Rivera didn't want to over-extend.
Concern is conditioning, not the groin, per Rivera.

The tweet went on to say Samuel isn't telling anyone if he's 100% or how close to it if he's not. As far as Week 1, the tweet quoted Samuel as saying, "Maybe, who knows. We'll see." It's been a frustrating summer for Samuel owners as the team hasn't seemed concerned about rushing Samuel back. Even if he goes in Week 1, it's hard to imagine he'll have a big workload. However it's something to monitor leading up to Sunday. Samuel is familiar with Rivera and the offense.

Ron Rivera said Curtis Samuel practiced off to the side because they didn't want to risk him slipping on the field during the rain.

Keim went on to say that he didn't really notice anyone slipping on the turf Monday in the rain, so it seems the WFT is being really safe with Samuel. The team said Sunday they don't plan to rush him back, but they are comfortable because Samuel is familiar with Rivera's system.

Washington WR Curtis Samuel (groin) was activated off the Physically Unable to Perform list Sunday.

Washington head coach Ron Rivera stated the team will not rush Samuel back. Samuel continues to work on the sideline, in pads, with trainers. He has not fully practiced since June OTAs. As Jhabvala also tweeted, "Ron Rivera said Curtis Samuel does 'not necessarily' need preseason reps for them to feel comfortable with where he's at 'but he'll be out there.' Rivera reiterated that they're not going to rush him back." Washington also released WR Kelvin Harmon.

Washington head coach Ron Rivera said there is currently no timetable for a return for WR Curtis Samuel (groin).

“There's no timetable for Curtis. He's been in the system, he knows it. Yeah, you'd love for him to catch a few reps maybe in the last preseason game, but we're not going to rush him out there,” Rivera said Sunday. It certainly sounds like there’s a pretty good chance we don’t see Samuel at all during the preseason, especially now that it’s only three games. The hope is he’ll be back for Week 1 against the Chargers. The time lost also means lost opportunities to build an early connection with new quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. This will certainly be worth monitoring over the next few weeks.