Daron Payne is expected to play Sunday despite missing another practice

Bill Callahan said there’s still a chance Daron Payne can play Sunday. Payne has not practiced the last two days because of a bad right ankle.

— John Keim (@john_keim) November 21, 2019

Injuries always put a hitch in a team’s plan as they prepare for that week’s game, but an injury to a major player takes that to a new level.

When a player like Washington’s Daron Payne is listed as questionable with an ankle injury, and he’s missed two straight practices this week. Luckily, head coach Bill Callahan said after practice on Thursday that he is expecting Payne to be able to suit up and play on Sunday, and the Redskins could definitely use him.

So far this season, Payne is second on the defensive line with 42 tackles, trailing only Matt Ioannidis. His absence on Sunday would be severely noticed.

I don’t want to make too much on this, but the Redskins defense has really struggled even with Daron Payne. He’s been playing well. The defense without Payne could be whoa

— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) November 21, 2019