Washington vs. Cowboys Inactives; Curtis Samuel OUT, Antonio Gibson IN

Despite not practicing all week long, Washington Football Team running back Antonio Gibson is active for tonight's Sunday Night Football contest against the Dallas Cowboys.

However, the team will be without a couple of starters on each side of the ball.

Inactives for Week 16 #WASvsDAL | @MedliminalLLC
— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) December 26, 2021

Wide receiver Curtis Samuel, who was limited in practice this week with a hamstring injury, is inactive for tonight's game. Defensive backs William Jackson III and Corn Elder are also not suiting up for tonight's game.

Linebacker Jamin Davis was a surprise inactive for the game, but according to Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post, he has symptoms related to COVID-19 and could not be tested before reporting those symptoms.

Per the Washington Football Team, LB Jamin Davis came to team doctors pre-game with symptoms that could be in line with the coronavirus. There wasn't enough time to process a test before the deadline for submitting inactives, so he was deactivated out of an abundance of caution.
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) December 27, 2021

Davis was expected to have a larger role in tonight's game with Cole Holcomb on injured reserve, but it's the next man up in the Washington linebacker corps. Expect Khaleke Hudson to get a chunk of playing time this evening.

Rounding out the inactives are second-year wide receiver Antonio Gandy-Golden, last week's starting quarterback Garrett Gilbert and kicker Brian Johnson, meaning Joey Slye should return to the field for the first time since injuring his hamstring against the Seattle Seahawks in late November.

As for the Cowboys, who just clinched the NFC East following the Las Vegas Raiders' win over the Denver Broncos, they have a lot of players on COVID reserve, meaning they only listed a handful of inactive players.

Offensive tackle Tyron Smith (ankle) is the noteworthy one, with the rest including Israel Mukuamu, Kyron Brown and Will Grier.

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