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Defensive end Drake Jackson landed on injured reserve after signing with the Commanders in October, but he appears to be moving toward making his debut for the team.

Jackson was designated for return on Thursday and he took part in practice with the team as they prepare to face the Dolphins in Madrid.

Jackson was a 2022 second-round pick by the 49ers and he had six sacks in his first 23 games, but a knee injury ended his 2023 season and caused him to miss all of last season. He was waived by the 49ers in May.

The Commanders listed Jackson as a limited participant along with safety Will Harris (ankle), linebacker Frankie Luvu (shoulder), safety Quan Martin (shoulder), and tight end Ben Sinnott (ankle). Linebacker Bobby Wagner (thumb) and running back Chris Rodriguez (shoulder) were both full participants.

Wide receiver Terry McLaurin (quad) remained out of practice and will miss Sunday's game along with quarterback Jayden Daniels (elbow), wide receiver Treylon Burks (finger), and linebacker Ale Kaho (concussion).

Quarterback | Running Back | Receiver | Tight End/Kickers/Defense

Justin Jefferson hopes he gets a more catchable ball from J.J. McCarthy, DeVonta Smith tries to ignore the noise from his receiver mate A.J. Brown, and Wan’Dale Robinson looks to make the acquaintance of fill-in QB Jameis Winston.

At quarterback, Justin Herbert makes the long road trip east to Jacksonville, Baker Mayfield readies to match points with Josh Allen, and Tua Tagovailoa heads to Spain as a borderline QB2 streamer.

In the running back ranks, Josh Jacobs is left to wonder if he’s the Packers’ entire offense, Ashton Jeanty prepares for his best matchup of the season in the Cowboys, and RJ Harvey gets ready to handle RB1 duties in J.K. Dobbins’ potential absence.

Up the seam, George Kittle searches for Brock Purdy’s long-awaited return, Travis Kelce comes off bye in Denver, and Dalton Schultz starts another game without C.J. Stroud.