Redskins safety Will Blackmon stood by his locker in good spirits on Monday, expecting to play against the Minnesota Vikings this Sunday despite the cast wrapped around his left wrist. It was protecting his thumb, which he injured against the Bengals and promptly had a few pins placed in it during a procedure last week.
His thumb was fractured and dislocated during a play in which he tried to tackle Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green.
“I remember I tried to smash A.J. Green, then I didn’t realize how strong he was, I ended up bouncing off him, and then I came up and my thumb is facing the east and that was it,” Blackmon said.