Sources: Commanders' Young won't play Sunday

HOUSTON -- Washington Commanders antiaircraft extremity Chase Young volition person to hold different week to return.

Washington did not activate him to the 53-man roster truthful helium won't play astatine the Houston Texans connected Sunday, sources told ESPN connected Saturday.

Washington manager Ron Rivera said Friday that they volition "most certainly" activate him earlier Wednesday.

Young, who opened the play connected the physically incapable to execute list, started practicing Nov. 2. Washington's 21-day model to either activate him oregon spot him connected injured reserve is Tuesday.

Young tore his close ACL connected Nov. 14 past twelvemonth and doctors needed to repair his genu by grafting the steadfast patellar tendon from his near knee, adding to his recovery.

Rivera said trainers told him Young's genu is fine; helium conscionable needs to regain the assurance to propulsion disconnected hard connected his close leg.

"When you speech to the trainers and perceive to the spot conditioning guys, there's thing other they tin bash for him, " Rivera said. "Now it's astir the shot portion of it. It's however confident, however comfortable, however good does helium bash the shot facet of it now. He tin spell consecutive up and everybody other sits determination getting fired up due to the fact that he's going to tally determination astir 19-20 [mph] connected the GPS you're going to consciousness well. But present it's moving erstwhile you've got 300 pounds pushing 1 absorption oregon 600 pounds, you're trying to clasp the point. That's the antithetic thing. That's the happening you can't mimic during your rehab program. So this is the important clip for us."

Rivera said adjacent aft Young is activated they mightiness hold different week oregon 2 depending if helium shows them what they privation to see.

Young was the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year successful 2020 erstwhile helium posted 7.5 sacks, 4 forced fumbles and 3 fumble recoveries, including 1 for a touchdown. He finished with 1.5 sacks past season.

The Commanders are placing moving backmost J.D. McKissic, who hasn't played since Week 8, connected season-ending injured reserve owed to a cervix injury, according to aggregate reports and confirmed by ESPN.

McKissic finishes the play with 95 rushing yards and 173 receiving yards connected 27 receptions.