{"id":35337,"date":"2026-08-09T23:08:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T18:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=35337"},"modified":"2026-08-09T23:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T18:08:07","slug":"commanders-tunsil-is-expected-to-miss-most-of-2026-with-torn-triceps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=35337","title":{"rendered":"Commanders\u2019 Tunsil is expected to miss most of 2026 with torn triceps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/twt-thumbs.washtimes.com\/media\/image\/2026\/08\/09\/Commanders_Tunsil_Out_Football_94649_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>ASHBURN \u2014 Washington Commanders left tackle Laremy Tunsil is expected to miss most of this season with a torn triceps, NFL Network reported. The five-time Pro Bowler suffered the injury in practice Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, one of the league\u2019s premier blind-side protectors will need surgery.<\/p>\n<p>Tunsil was acquired by the Commanders in a March 2025 trade with Houston. He started 14 of 17 games last season and signed a two-year, $60.2 million contract extension during the offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Washington was hoping a healthy Tunsil would help keep quarterback Jayden Daniels healthy this season. Daniels, the 2024 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, missed 10 games last season because of three injuries &#8211; a sprained left knee, a strained right hamstring and a dislocated left elbow, which he reinjured late in December and cost him the rest of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the Commanders now will be searching for a replacement at arguably the most important position on the offensive line.<\/p>\n<p>The possibilities include moving either swing lineman Andrew Wylie or right tackle Josh Conerly Jr. to the left side, plugging in Brandon Coleman, a third-round pick in the 2024 NFL draft who manned the position before Tunsil\u2019s arrival last year, or making a move before their regular-season opener Sept. 13 at Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p>                        <a name=\"pagebreak\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old Tunsil was originally a first-round draft pick, No. 13 overall, by the Miami Dolphins in 2016.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"permission\" style=\"padding-top: 25px;\">\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 The Washington Times, LLC.\n                        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ASHBURN \u2014 Washington Commanders left tackle Laremy Tunsil is expected to miss most of this season with a torn triceps, NFL Network reported. The five-time Pro Bowler suffered the injury in practice Saturday. According to the report, one of the league\u2019s premier blind-side protectors will need surgery. 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