Injuries are never something that fans, coaches, or players want to see during a game. But on Thursday night's game between the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants, Redskins defensive back DeAngelo Hall went down with a non-contact injury in their 32-21 loss in Metlife Stadium.
Hall has had a lengthy NFL career to this point, having been with the Atlanta Falcons for four seasons, the Oakland Raiders for one, and has been with the Redskins since he was traded to them back in 2008. Since joining the team, he hasn't had too much of an injury history, but during the 2014 season, he tore his left Achilles tendon in week three against the Philadelphia Eagles, and while he was recovering from the injury, he re-tore the same Achilles tendon.
Right now the injury is being reported as a toe injury, but when you go down with a non-contact injury and are unable to walk off of the field, that is a rather poor sign. It does seem like it could be quite possible for Hall to have torn his Achilles tendon again. If that is the case, then things for the Redskins will be a little bit more bleak, with Chris Culliver and Bashaud Breeland will be the starting cornerbacks during this interim time frame of the injury, and Will Blackmon will be the nickel cornerback, which is exactly what he did last night after the injury occurred.
Next up for the Redskins will be a game against the Philadelphia Eagles on October the fourth. Maybe Chip Kelly will be able to find something to help the Eagles take advantage of the situation as Sam Bradford has struggled quite a bit to begin the season. If the Eagles can't find a way to take advantage of this situation, then it might be a while before they can get things back on track for the 2015 season.
