Washington hosts Jaguars in first game known as Commanders
Washington hosts the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 1 in their first game known as the CommandersSEPTEMBER 8, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
JAMES SMITH-WILLIAMS #50 - DEFENSIVE LINEMAN - ATLANTA FALCONS
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24 TCKL
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Commanders DE James Smith-Williams 'Really Excited' For Upcoming Season Smith-Williams is entering his third NFL season.
AUGUST 11, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
'We Want to Be The Best': Commanders DE James Smith-Williams Shares Team's Big Goals James Smith-Williams is entering his third season with the Commanders.
JULY 23, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Back for Week 18 Smith-Williams (illness) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Giants, Sam Fortier of The Washington Post reports.
Impact Smith-Williams was sidelined for last week's loss to the Eagles but will be available for Sunday's season finale. The 2020 seventh-round pick has 26 tackles (nine solo) and two sacks through 13 games this year.
JANUARY 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Not available Sunday Smith-Williams (illness) is inactive for Sunday's contest against the Eagles.
Impact Smith-Williams was deemed questionable after being limited throughout practices this week. However, the 2020 seventh-round pick will ultimately be unavailable for Washington in Week 17. With its top two defensive ends (Smith-Williams and Montez Sweat) sidelined, Washington will likely have to rely heavily on Casey Toohill, Shaka Toney and Olubunmi Rotimi.
JANUARY 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
No longer on reserve/COVID-19 list Smith-Williams was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list Saturday and will be eligible to play Tuesday against the Eagles.
Impact Smith-Williams joins two other Washington defensive ends who were activated off the reserve/COVID-19 list Saturday. The imminent return of Montez Sweat (jaw) could mean just a smattering of defensive snaps for Smith-Williams in the immediate future.
DECEMBER 18, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Out for Week 14 Smith-Williams (undisclosed) was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Saturday.
Impact Smith-Williams has played in every game this season and has seen an uptick in role of late. Overall, he's logged 25 total tackles with two sacks across 12 contests. Shaka Toney and Daniel Wise could see an increased role in Smith-Williams' absence.
DECEMBER 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Washington looking for third consecutive win against Cowboys
Washington is looking to win three consecutive games against the Dallas Cowboys for the first time since 1986-88DECEMBER 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
After hearing a survivor's story, this NFL player joined her efforts against sexual violence James Smith-Williams first met Brenda Tracy when she spoke at his college in 2019. Now they work together on helping prevent sexual and dome...
NOVEMBER 24, 2021 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM
DE James Smith-Williams "The Way We Finished That Game On Defense, You Can't Ask For More" ' Post Game Press Conference Defensive end James Smith-Williams addresses the media following the win against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, November 21st.
NOVEMBER 21, 2021 • WASHINGTONFOOTBALL.COM
James Smith-Williams swings Bridgewater down for big sack Washington Football Team defensive end James Smith-Williams swings Denver Broncos quarterback Teddy Bridgewater down for big sack.
OCTOBER 31, 2021 • WASHINGTONFOOTBALL.COM
Not on injury report Smith-Williams (shin) wasn't listed on Wednesday's injury report.
Impact Smith-Wiliams likely won't play much on Washington's crowded defensive line, but Washington has a place for him on special teams. The 2020 seventh-round pick logged 98 defensive snaps and 274 special-teams snaps as a rookie.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Doesn't suit up Saturday Smith-Williams (shin) was unavailable to play in Saturday's preseason contest against the Ravens, Ben Standig of The Athletic reports.
Impact Smith-Williams had shin surgery this offseason and apparently is still getting back to 100 percent. He appeared in 14 contests and registered 10 tackles during his rookie season with Washington. The 24-year-old will compete with 2021 seventh-round pick Shaka Toney for the role of primary backup to Chase Young.
AUGUST 29, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
WFT’s James Smith-Williams raises violence awareness with ‘My Cleats, My Cause’ The rookie defensive end for Washington championed a sexual assault victim before the draft and is helping her this holiday season, too.
DECEMBER 9, 2020 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Ready for Week 9 Smith-Williams (concussion) does not carry an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Giants, Kyle Stackpole of Washington's official site reports.
Impact Smith-Williams has fully cleared the league's five-step concussion protocol, setting him up to handle his usual role against the Giants. The rookie seventh-round pick primarily contributes on special teams.
NOVEMBER 6, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Upgrades to full practice Smith-Williams (concussion) was a full practice participant Thursday, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.
Impact It's unknown whether Smith-Williams still technically remains in concussion protocol, but the fact that he improved from limited to full practice participation between Wednesday and Thursday bodes well for his status moving forward. If the seventh-round rookie is able to clear league protocol in time for Sunday afternoon's matchup against the Giants, he could be made active for his sixth appearance of 2020.
NOVEMBER 6, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Won't play against Cowboys Smith-Williams (concussion) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against Dallas, Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports.
Impact Smith-Williams will need to clear the concussion protocol before he can return to game action, and he'll have an extra week to do so with Washington on bye in Week 8 before a Week 9 clash with the NFC East rival Giants.
OCTOBER 23, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Misses practice Thursday Smith-Williams was sidelined at Thursday's practice due to a concussion.
Impact It's likely that the rookie out of North Carolina State resides in concussion protocol, as he's missed the last two practice days this week. Smith-Williams will need to be cleared by independent NFL doctors in order to suit up in game action again, so if he's forced to miss Sunday's game against Dallas, Casey Toohill would be in line for a very slight uptick in snaps.
OCTOBER 23, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
