Josh Doctson Injury: Updates on Redskins WR's Achilles and Return

Washington Redskins rookie wide receiver Josh Doctson was dealing with a sore Achilles tendon that had sidelined him since early August. However, he is ready for the regular season.

Continue for updates.

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Doctson Active vs. Steelers 

Monday, Sept. 12 

The Redskins announced Doctson is ready to play against Pittsburgh in Week 1.

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Latest on Doctson's Practice Status

Friday, Sept. 9

The Redskins announced Doctson was a limited participant in Friday's practice.

The team posted a video of his return to practice last Sunday:

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Gruden Comments on Doctson's Recovery

Wednesday, Sept. 7

Head coach Jay Gruden told reporters Doctson hasn't suffered a setback, per Ben Standig of Breaking Burgundy; the team is just looking to find the best course of action as he recovers from the injury.

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Doctson Comments on Potential Return

Monday, Sept. 5

"I'm not going to step foot on Monday night or put the uniform on and run out there and get myself embarrassed," Doctson said on Monday, per the Washington Post's Liz Clarke. "We got guys—Pierre [Garcon], [DeSean] Jackson, [Jamison] Crowder and [Jordan] Reed—we got guys who's going to get it done. I'm just—if somebody gets tired, I'm gonna go in there and help out."

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Doctson Comments on Return to Practice 

Monday, Aug. 29

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Latest on Doctson's Recovery Timeline

Tuesday, Aug. 23

Gruden said he thinks Doctson "can be ready for Week 1" of the regular season, and he doesn't believe the wide receiver will begin the season on the physically unable to perform list, per Rich Tandler of CSN Mid-Atlantic.

John Keim of ESPN.com reported on Aug. 14 that Doctson is expected to miss another one to two weeks.

Doctson's recovery is taking longer than anticipated. On Aug. 3, sources indicated to Dianna Russini of ESPN that Doctson would miss no more than two weeks with the injury. He has not participated in any of the team's offseason activities since May 31 and continues to wear a walking boot as he recovers from Achilles tendinitis, per Brian McNally of 106.7 The Fan.

McNally wrote, "A team spokesman insisted on Aug. 3 that the walking boot doesn’t represent a setback. True enough. He’s been wearing the boot for a while now. But it’s not progress, either. And that’s what Doctson is waiting for."

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McCloughan Comments on Doctson's Injury

Tuesday, Aug. 9

During an appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio (h/t Dan Steinberg of the Washington Post), Redskins general manager Scot McCloughan said Doctson's Achilles injury is "not going to be a long-term thing."

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Doctson Unable to Shake Injury Bug

The Redskins added Doctson with the 22nd selection in the 2016 draft to give quarterback Kirk Cousins another weapon on the outside. The pick represented another step in the right direction for the team's aerial attack, which ranked 11th in passing yards per game last season with 256.

Injuries are starting to become a concern for the highly touted TCU product, however. He suffered a season-ending wrist injury with the Horned Frogs last year. He's since dealt with an Achilles problem in minicamp and a foot issue during OTAs, with the Achilles acting up once again.