The Commanders placed quarterback Carson Wentz on injured reserve with a broken ringer suffered during the team’s Week 6 Thursday night game against the Bears. Taylor Heinicke will take over as starter.

Wentz is now out for at least four games, which also means he will not be around for his two return visits to Indianapolis and Philadelphia. He can return to game action November 20 against the Texans. Heinicke and the Commanders had the mini-bye to prepare for the Packers. Heinicke played 16 games last season, throwing for over 3,400 yards, 20 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. He checks in as our No. 22 quarterback this week.

Washington HC Ron Rivera said Taylor Heinicke will start Sunday's game vs. the Packers.

Related players: Sam Howell, Carson Wentz

Howell will be the backup according to the tweet. Reports have said the team loves Howell so if Heinicke struggles there's a chance Howell gets a shot as a starter. If the team can string together some wins and make a move in the division, there's also a chance Wentz doesn't get his job back.

Commanders QB Carson Wentz is facing a recovery time of roughly 4-6 weeks, and Injured Reserve is a consideration. He’s currently in Los Angeles, meeting with a hand specialist because of his fractured ring finger.

Related Players: Taylor Heinicke

Taylor Heinicke is up next, but he has some rough defenses staring him down, including the Packers, Colts, Vikings, and Eagles. All four of which rank in the top half of the league in aFPA to the quarterback position.

Commanders QB Carson Wentz is dealing with a biceps tendon strain suffered in last week’s loss to Tennessee. Wentz is not 100%, but he’ll start tonight against the #Bears and then try to heal up with extra rest coming off the Thursday night game.

Wentz —who is already in the bottom third of almost all relevant quarterback metrics— will not be playing at 100%. Even with Bye weeks and a decent matchup, you should be looking elsewhere in traditional 1QB leagues.

QB Carson Wentz (right shoulder) will be active, per the team.

Wentz was limited to start the week but has already been declared good to go for Thursday night's game against the Bears.

Standig remarks that Carson Wentz has displayed more chemistry with Jahan Dotson than any other wide receiver in camp.

Related Players: Terry McLaurin, Curtis Samuel, Dyami Brown

This isn't to say that Terry McLaurin isn't the unquestioned number one on this team, but it's a good sign that the 16th-overall pick would seem to be the for sure second option in the Washington passing game. Dotson also seems to be the favorite to be the primary punt returner, if you're looking for a tiebreaker and another option late in drafts.

The Indianapolis Colts are trading for QB Carson Wentz to the Washington Commanders for draft picks.

Nothing says mediocrity like Carson Wentz and the Commanders. Poor Terry McLaurin.

This also leaves a hole at QB for the Colts to fill via free agency or trade.

The NFL informed clubs that unvaccinated players who tested positive for COVID-19 in recent days -- including #Colts QB Carson Wentz and LB Darius Leonard and #Chargers WR Mike Williams -- are now eligible to play Sunday provided symptoms have improved, per sources.

We reported earlier today the league and the NFLPA were in talks about this. You can read the complete memo on Pelissero's Twitter page. But some keys are vaccinated players can test out in less than five days. The five days is mandatory for unvaccinated players but it will allow those tested early in the week to still have a chance to play in the next game - obviously very important with the upcoming playoffs.

The Indianapolis Colts have placed starting quarterback Carson Wentz on the reserve/COVID-19 list, the team announced Tuesday.

Related players: Sam Ehlinger, Brett Hundley

It is unclear if Wentz was put on the list as a close contact or if he tested positive, but either way he will miss Sunday's key game against the Las Vegas Raiders, because he's an unvaccinated player. If he's a close contact he must quarantine for five days and then could return if he tested negative. If he tested positive he must quarantine for 10 days, according to the story. Rookie Ehlinger, barring the Colts bringing in a quarterback from the outside or going with practice squad quarterback Hundley, will start against the Raiders. Ehlinger missed the start of the regular season due to a knee injury suffered in a preseason game at Detroit.

The Colts have officially moved on to their third backup quarterback in a season that hasn’t hit the halfway point yet.

Indianapolis head coach Frank Reich named rookie Sam Ehlinger to the No. 2 spot Tuesday, confirming a move made obvious by the decision Monday to release veteran Brett Hundley and bring him back on the practice squad.

Related players: Carson Wentz

Ehlinger, a sixth-round pick out of Texas who has never thrown a regular season pass in the NFL, is now next in line behind Wentz. Reich said Ehlinger is finally healthy enough and he's continued to learn the offense.