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The Washington Commanders are 1-0 but already in need of adjustments. Rookie defensive tackle Phidarian Mathis tore the meniscus in his left knee Sunday and will soon undergo season-ending surgery, according to a person familiar with the situation. The loss is a blow to the Commanders' line and to the start to a promising career for Mathis, who was poised to earn significant playing time in Washington's rotation inside. "It's tough whenever you have a young [guy] like that go down so early in the season," defensive tackle Jonathan Allen said of Mathis. "It's unfortunate. . . . We're going to be fine. We've been through this before. We have players who are going to step up and play well. . . . I feel bad for him having to go out so early in his career." Mathis's injury, coupled with Allen's groin injury, prompted the Commanders to seek reinforcement. On Monday afternoon, they signed Donovan Jeter, a first-year defensive tackle out of Michigan who stands 6-foot-3, 325 pounds and … [Read more...] about Week 1 in review: Commanders lose rookie DT, focus on cleaning up mistakes

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 6 DETROIT - Ron Rivera stood at the 40-yard line, arms folded across his chest and jaw clenched. A week after his Washington Commanders had rallied for an uplifting season-opening win, they came unglued in staggering fashion during the first half against the Detroit Lions, seemingly leaving their coach perplexed by what he was seeing. Hope he brought his antacids. Against a revamped Lions team that, like the Commanders, has toiled near the bottom of the NFL in recent years, Washington turned in another roller-coaster performance that reached mind-boggling extremes before resulting in a 36-27 loss Sunday afternoon. Detroit dominated every facet of the first half to grab a 22-0 lead - the third-largest halftime deficit of the Rivera era. Although the Commanders returned from the break a revived team as they scored four second-half touchdowns, they couldn't overcome … [Read more...] about After brutal first half, Commanders rally but fall short in Detroit