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Dan Quinn: John Bates To Miss A Few Weeks With Hamstring Injury

The Washington Commanders are back on the practice fields after having a light walkthrough day yesterday with no media. Today the fans will be in attendance for the first time, and it should be a great opportunity for them to see the new team in action. Head coach Dan Quinn stepped up to the microphone before practice to answer questions from the media on the third day of training camp.

Quinn gave some injury updates to open up his Saturday morning presser. Tight end John Bates is dealing with a hamstring injury that will keep him out for a few weeks. This will injury is unfortunate for the offense as Bates is the best blocker at the position, but it will give other players opportunities to get reps during camp. Nick Allegretti missed Day 2 with a calf strain, and he’s probably going to miss another week, giving veteran Julian Good-Jones and rookie Matt Gulbin more reps. Quinn also provided a positive injury updates. WR Treylon Burks sat out practice on Thursday due to some soreness in his foot, but he’s back on the field today.

Injury updates:

Dan Quinn said TE John Bates will be out a couple of weeks after straining his hamstring in Thursday’s practice.

WR Treylon Burks (foot) will be back at practice today.

C Nick Allegretti (calf) is still out. Quinn said it’ll be about a week for him.
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) August 1, 2026

Quinn reiterated that they don’t expect Allegretti to be out for long, but it does provide a window into what the team has at the rest of the center position
— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWC) August 1, 2026

Injuries testing depth:

Dan Quinn said injuries to Nick Allegretti and John Bates give the team an opportunity to evaluate the depth behind them.

They like the group they have and they've worked other players at the center position.

Adam Peters evaluated veteran options, but the injury is… pic.twitter.com/v2ZobfMI9X
— COMMANDERS FOOTBALL (@HogsHaven) August 1, 2026

Communication in the secondary:

Quinn said he likes the communication he’s heard from the secondary so far
— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWC) August 1, 2026

First practice in pads on Monday:

First padded practice for the Commanders will be on Monday.
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) August 1, 2026

UDFA WR Jaden Bradley:

Dan Quinn on UDFA WR Jaden Bradley, "Let's face it, if you're going to be undrafted, you better be a dog of a competitor." pic.twitter.com/TYs2bpw0fy
— COMMANDERS FOOTBALL (@HogsHaven) August 1, 2026

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