Washington Commanders' starting right guard, Sam Cosmi, tore his ACL during the NFC divisional-round win over the Detroit Lions on January 18, 2025, which ruled him out for the rest of the playoffs. Trent Scott stepped in as his replacement.

Washington Commanders' starting right guard, Sam Cosmi, tore his ACL during the NFC divisional-round win over the Detroit Lions on January 18, 2025, w

The Commanders will play in their first NFC championship since the 1991 season next Sunday. They'll do so without one of their best offensive linemen.

The news wasn't all good for the Washington Commanders following Saturday's upset of the top-seeded Detroit Lions in the Divisional Round of the NFC playoffs.

Cosmi, 25, was selected by Washington in the second round (51st overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft. He has played in 57 regular-season games (49 starts) for Washington, starting all 17 games and playing 100 percent of the team's snaps each of the past two seasons.

The Washington Commanders are hitting a bit of a pothole in their Cinderella season. Commanders head coach Dan Quinn revealed to reporters on Sunday that right guard Sam Cosmi is done for the year due to a torn ACL.

The news wasn't all good for the Washington Commanders following Saturday's upset of the top-seeded Detroit Lions in the Divisional Round of the NFC playoffs.

The injury occurred about five minutes into the second quarter when Detroit defender Za'Darius Smith inadvertently hit the back of Cosmi's legs, with Cosmi's right leg pinned under Smith's body. Cosmi hobbled off the field with trainers.

Sam Cosmi, as tough as they come, deserved to be reveling in Washington’s win over the Lions, not awaiting an agonizing diagnois.

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