Commanders starting safety Kamren Curl out Sunday (thumb)

Washington Commanders starting safety Kamren Curl will be sidelined for Sunday's season opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars because of a thumb injury that has prevented him from practicing this week.

Curl was declared out by the Commanders for Week 1 on Friday's injury report, ending any hope the team would have their second-leading tackler from last season on the field against the Jaguars. His replacement is expecte