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Washington quarterback Alex Smith may have been “right at the door” to play in Week 16, but he is still not practicing.
Smith appeared on Wednesday’s injury report as not practicing, due to a calf injury that caused him to miss the last two games.
Taylor Heinecke made the representatives of the first team on Wednesday. It will start if Smith is unable to play in the victory and in the NFC East title game for Washington on Sunday night.
If Washington loses to the Eagles in Philadelphia, the winner of the Cowboys-Giants game will win the division title and host a wild card playoff game.
Also missing from Wednesday’s training for Washington were defensive tackle Jonathan Allen (unrelated to injuries), linebacker Thomas Davis (knee), running back Antonio Gibson (toe), receiver Terry McLaurin (ankle) and shipowner Wes Schweitzer (hip).
Linebacker Kevin Pierre-Louis (ankle) and defensive tackle Tim Settle (shoulder) participated in the practice on a limited basis.