Washington Commanders Activate Three for MNF Meeting vs. Niners

The Washington Commanders will officially have a key piece back ahead of the week six meeting on Monday Night Football.

The team announced on Monday afternoon that cornerback Trey Amos has officially been removed from the injury report, paving the way for the second year starter to make his season debut against the San Francisco 49ers. Amos was one of two that head coach Dan Quinn noted will return to a full week of practice ahead of week six. Amos joined safety Nick Cross back in practice this past week with general manager Adam Peters noting during his radio interview on 106.7 that Cross is trending in the right direction to make his return.

As for Amos, the promising cornerback has yet to appear in a game since week ten of his rookie season after suffering a fractured fibula in the midst of a breakout season, though also the start of what has proven to be a long road to recovery. Amos was also placed on the PUP list prior to training camp, then placed him on injured reserve ahead of the regular season opener after appearing for all of 30 minutes during practice in August.

Amos is one of three players who were officially activated alongside linebacker Jordan Magee and running back Jeremy McNichols.

Like Amos, Monday night will mark the season debut for McNichols after battling a quad injury through preseason, paving the way for former sixth round pick Kaytron Allen to round out the rotation through the first four games. Washington enters Monday night without Bill Croskey-Merritt, paving the way for McNichols to stabilize the room alongside Rachaad White and Austin Ekeler.

McNichols is coming off a 2025 season where he led the team averaging five yards per carry with 221 yards and one touchdown on 44 carries, in addition to 196 yards and one touchdown on 25 catches.

Veteran wide receiver Stefon Diggs is also trending toward playing, marking a notable return for the offense. Diggs missed the week five tie against the New York Giants after battling a hamstring injury before drawing a questionable tag on the team's final injury report released on Saturday.

Looking to pick up the first win away from Northwest Stadium ahead of the bye week, the Commanders will take the 1-3-1 record to Levi's Stadium with a matchup against the San Francisco 49ers set to kick off at 8:15 PM ET on ESPN.