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Commanders' Tariq Castro-Fields: Working at OTAs
Tariq Castro-Fields (shoulder) is participating at the Washington Commanders' OTAs, Stephen Whyno of the AP News reports.Castro-Fields landed on Washington's injured reserve prior to Week 18 last season with a shoulder injury. He suited up for eight games in 2023, but was primarily used on special teams. He finished the year with four tackles (three solo). He is competing for a depth role in the Commanders' secondary in the upcoming season.
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Commanders' Tariq Castro-Fields: Season over
Tariq Castro-Fields (shoulder) was placed on the Washington Commanders' injured reserve Friday, Zach Shelby of the team's official website reports.Castro-Fields' placement on IR means his season is over. He will now set his sights on returning healthy for the 2024 campaign. His absence for Sunday's season finale is not expected to have an impact on Washington's defense.
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Commanders' Tariq Castro-Fields: Missing season finale
Tariq Castro-Fields (shoulder) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's game against the Cowboys, John Keim of ESPN.com reports.Castro-Fields drew the first start of his young career in Week 17, but he sustained a shoulder injury that's held him out of practice all week, so it's no surprise that he won't suit up Sunday. The Washington Commanders' secondary will be extremely thin in Week 18, as Castro-Fields is one of three cornerbacks to already be ruled out.
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Commanders' Tariq Castro-Fields: Won't return Sunday
Tariq Castro-Fields (shoulder) is out for the rest of Sunday's game versus the 49ers, Zach Selby of the Washington Commanders' official site reports.Castro-Fields left during the first half of Sunday's contest with a shoulder injury that was apparently serious enough to keep him out for the rest of the day. With both Kendall Fuller (knee) and Benjamin St-Juste (concussion) also out, 2022 seventh-rounder Christian Holmes will continue to see an expanded role versus San Francisco.
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Commanders' Tariq Castro-Fields: Exits with shoulder injury Week 17
Tariq Castro-Fields left Sunday's game against the 49ers with a shoulder injury and is questionable to return, Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports.Castro-Fields was hurt in the first half and has since been deemed questionable to return. The second-year pro made his first start of the season Sunday -- prior to the game, he had played exclusively on special teams. Both Kendall Fuller (knee) and Benjamin St-Juste (concussion) are inactive Sunday, so Christian Holmes has entered in Castro-Fields' stead.
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Commanders' Tariq Castro-Fields: Returns from injury
Tariq Castro-Fields (knee) was taking part in team drills during Tuesday's OTAs, Zach Selby of the Washington Commanders' official site reports.The second-year defensive back's knee appears to be healthy after he suffered an injury that held him out after Week 6 of last season. Castro-Fields will fight for a depth spot on Washington's 53-man roster after not recording a tackle last season in two appearances during which he played six snaps on defense and 13 on special teams.
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Commanders' Tariq Castro-Fields: Designated to return from IR
Tariq Castro-Fields (knee) was designated to return from injured reserve Wednesday.The Washington Commanders will now have an opportunity to activate Castro-Fields before the end of the regular season and he could potentially be available if they advance to the postseason. The cornerback has been out since late October with a knee injury, but his return wouldn't carry much of an impact on Washington's defensive game plan.
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Commanders' Tariq Castro-Fields: Placed on IR
Tariq Castro-Fields (knee) was placed on injured reserve Friday.Castro-Fields will now miss at least four weeks while he nurses a knee injury. The severity of the injury is unknown, making it hard to project his timeline to return to the field. In his absence, Christian Holmes could see a slight uptick in usage.
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49ers' Tariq Castro-Fields: Final pick of Round 6
The San Francisco 49ers selected Tariq Castro-Fields in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL Draft, 221st overall.Castro-Fields has prototypical size and speed, as he measured in at 6-foot-1, 197 pounds with a 4.38 40-yard dash and 37-inch vertical. A four-year starter at Penn State, Castro-Fields was comfortable playing press corner on the outside but struggled with his consistency. He embraces physicality and could carve out a special-teams role as he sharpens his cornerback play to fit the next level.