Doctson injury leaves Redskins a foot away from major concern

1 The Washington Redskins officially have concern about first-round pick Josh Doctson. The former Mansfield Legacy and TCU star was a late scratch last week after feeling discomfort in his left foot. Redskins coach Jay Gruden said Doctson, who has one catch for 57 yards, might have to sit a couple of weeks because of tendinitis in his left Achilles. Doctson has practiced little since injuring his foot May 25.

2 The Baltimore Ravens have only four touchdowns this season, so it’s a good thing they have former UT standout Justin Tucker as their kicker. Tucker, who signed a four-year, $16.8 million deal in the off-season, made field goals of 43, 42, 37 and 54 last week and is 9 for 9 this season.

3 The Tampa Bay Bucs have struggled against young quarterbacks. Since the start of the 2012 season, they are 0-6 against quarterbacks with five or fewer career starts. No other NFL team has more than three such losses. Tampa Bay lost to Marcus Mariota, Teddy Bridgewater, Austin Davis, Geno Smith, Nick Foles and Robert Griffin early in their careers. This week they play Denver and Trevor Siemian, who has three career starts.

4 The Jets released cornerback Dee Milliner, who played in 21 of a possible 48 games since he was the ninth overall pick in 2013. Milliner, whose $2.1 million salary for this season is fully guaranteed, has had seven known surgeries since his college days at Alabama.

5 Drew Brees returns to San Diego for the first time since the Chargers let him walk after the 2005 season. In 11 seasons in New Orleans, Brees has a 94-67 record, a Super Bowl MVP, 356 passing touchdowns and 49,617 yards.

This story was originally published October 1, 2016 at 4:35 PM with the headline "Doctson injury leaves Redskins a foot away from major concern."