The Washington Commanders and Chicago Bears kick off Week 5 of the 2023 NFL season on Thursday Night Football.
Washington ruled out rookie running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. (illness) earlier on Thursday. Rodriguez was among the six inactives for the Commanders:
Buy Commanders Tickets- No. 23 RB Chris Rodriguez Jr.
- No. 55 DE KJ Henry
- No. 73 T Trent Scott
- No. 75 G Chris Paul
- No. 80 TE Curtis Hodges
- No. 86 WR Mitchell Tinsley
Rodriguez is the only injury, as the rest of the inactive players are essentially the same group each week. To replace Rodriguez’s spot on the roster, the Commanders elevated veteran running back Derrick Gore from the practice squad for the second straight game.
Here are Chicago’s inactive players for Thursday night:
- WR Chase Claypool
- S Eddie Jackson
- RB D’Onta Foreman
- CB Jaylon Johnson
- S Duron Harmon
- OL Aviante Collins
Claypool is inactive for the second consecutive game for non-football reasons. Jackson and Johnson are out with injuries.
