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Washington Commanders Begin Training Camp With Huge Injury News

The Washington Commanders second-round pick is getting back into football action as training camp begins.

David Harrison

Washington Commanders defensive tackle Jer'Zhan 'Johnny' Newton.
Washington Commanders defensive tackle Jer'Zhan 'Johnny' Newton. / Instagram/@johnny_newton
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ASHBURN, Va. -- The Washington Commanders got training camp started Wednesday morning, and they did it with style.

As everyone was gathering to get a first glimpse of the 2024 Commanders at training camp there was an update that everyone hoped would come early in camp, but nobody thought would come this soon.

"The Washington Commanders announced today that they have made the following roster moves," the team revealed in a press release as coach Dan Quinn met with the media. "The Washington Commanders activated the following player from the active/non-football injury list after passing their physical: DT Jer’Zhan Newton"

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Washington Commanders defensive tackle Jer'Zhan 'Johnny' Newton.
Washington Commanders defensive tackle Jer'Zhan 'Johnny' Newton. / Instagram/@johnny_newton

 This is big news as the 2024 second-round NFL Draft pick hasn't been able to participate in practices during rookie minicamp, OTAs, and during the team's mandatory minicamp in June.

Instead he's been doing some light individual non-football related exercises as he continued to recover from his second foot surgery this month.

The injury was discovered by the Commanders medical staff post-draft and is reportedly similar to the previous ailment he suffered through in his final season at the University of Illinois that required surgery on his opposite foot in January.

Washington also announced defensive lineman Efe Obada is beginning camp on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list.

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DAVID HARRISON

David Harrison has covered the NFL since 2015 as a digital content creator in both written and audio media. He is the host of Locked On Commanders and a graduate of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. His previous career was as a Military Working Dog Handler for the United States Army. Contact David via email at david.w.harrison82@gmail.com or on Twitter @DHarrison82.

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