Commanders’ Daron Payne suffers season-ending Jones fracture

Not much has gone right for the Washington Commanders this season.

Injuries have contributed to Washington getting off to a 1-4-1 start through six games, and the news didn’t get any better late Friday with yet another star player going down with an injury.

Daron Payne is out for the season

It was reported late Friday by NFL insider Ian Rapoport that Commanders defensive tackle Daron Payne suffered a foot injury in practice that would land him on IR and potentially knock him out for the season.

The situation was updated Saturday morning by ESPN’s NFL insider Adam Schefter, as he reported that Payne suffered a season-ending Jones fracture in his foot. It is a major blow to a Washington defense that Payne was the unquestionable leader of and has been for several years now. 

It also removes Payne as a potential trade candidate if Washington isn’t able to turn its season around in the coming weeks.