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Commanders’ Terry McLaurin Gets Carted Off After a Leg Injury

The veteran wide receiver injured his left leg in the first quarter of Monday’s game.

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Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin went down with an injury in the first quarter of Monday’s game. (Nick Wass/AP)

By Martenzie Johnson

October 19, 2026 09:05 p.m.

Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin was carted off the field after suffering a lower leg injury in the first quarter of Monday’s game against the 49ers.

With Washington trailing 13-3, McLaurin appeared to get his feet tangled with San Francisco corner Deommodore Lenoir on a third-down route. McLaurin reached for his left leg as he fell to the ground. He stayed down for some time as trainers put an air cast on his left leg. Teammates looked on as he was carted off to the locker room. Shortly after, the Commanders ruled him out for the rest of Monday’s game.

The veteran wideout was in his second game back after missing Week 4 with a hamstring injury. Entering Monday, he had 14 catches for 203 yards and a touchdown this season.

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Martenzie Johnson Martenzie Johnson is a reporter at The Washington Sun.

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