The Washington Commanders announced they have opened the 21-day practice window for DE Drake Jackson. He was signed on October 15 and was placed on injured reserve the next day. Jackson is returning from a patellar tendon injury in 2023 that required surgery and caused him miss the entire season last year.

Drake Jackson was drafted in the second round in 2022 by the San Francisco 49ers. The former USC defensive end is coming to the right place if he wants an opportunity to get some playing time. The Commanders have already placed three DEs on injured reserve including Week 1 starters Deatrich Wise and Dorance Armstrong.

Jackson now has three weeks to practice with the team, and get activated, to play during the last part of a disappointing season. Jackson signed a cheap, 1-year contract,

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