The Commanders have signed defensive finish Demarcus Walker to their roster forward of Washington’s Sunday morning match-up with the Miami Dolphins in Madrid, Spain, per his agent.
Walker is a former second-round draft decide in 2017 for the Denver Broncos and performed 4 seasons within the Mile Excessive Metropolis. His greatest season with Denver got here in 2020, when he set a then-career excessive in sacks (4.5) and compelled fumbles (1).
He spent a season with the Houston Texans and the Tennessee Titans in 2021 and 2021 earlier than his most up-to-date stint with the Chicago Bears from 2023 to 2024. In his last season with Chicago, Walker set a profession excessive in tackles (47), solo (25) and assisted (22), and recorded 3.5 sacks. He appeared in all 17 video games and recorded seven tackles for loss.
Per Nicki Jhabvala of The Athletic, Walker traveled to Madrid and might be a attainable analysis to decorate within the Commanders’ Week 11 contest.
Washington has already misplaced defensive ends Deatrich Clever Jr., Javontae Jean-Baptiste, Drake Jackson, and Dorance Armstrong to injured reserve this season, leaving 29-year-olds Jalyn Holmes and Jacob Martin as the only defensive ends on the Commanders roster.
Holmes has solely performed in six contests this season, the place he has recorded three solo tackles; nonetheless, he didn’t play in Sunday’s 44-22 loss to the Detroit Lions.
Martin has been the Commanders’ lone starter since Week 1, and has 11 solo tackles and the third most sacks on the workforce (3.5).
