The Commanders have a few free agent targets that make a lot of sense after roster cuts. The Washington Commanders kick off Week 1 in 12 days, and their roster still needs work.
The Washington Commanders have signed veteran defensive tackle Shy Tuttle, adding interior-line experience as they finalize the roster for the 2026 season.
The Commanders are perilously thin in the secondary and a recent NFL trade makes the situation even harder to digest. Following NFL roster cuts on Sunday, the Washington Commanders’ defensive backfield is looking dangerously thin.
The Washington Commanders' initial 53-man roster settled several positional competitions that had been ongoing since the team started its offseason program months ago.
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The Washington Commanders announced they signed T Esa Pole, TE Joshua Simon, TE Jack Westover and CB Isaac Yiadom Washington’s practice squad now includes: WR Jaden Bradley DT Byron Cowart CB Fred Davis II C/G Julian Good-Jones QB Sam Hartman RB Robert Henry Jr.
The opening of 2026 NFL training camp brings big hope for all 32 fan bases. These are the 25 developments to watch as we progress toward Week 1.
With Nick Allegretti missing most of the summer with a calf injury, the center position was easily one of the Washington Commanders' biggest unresolved questions throughout training camp.
Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn and general manager Adam Peters spoke with reporters Monday after the team finalized its initial 53-man roster and began assembling its practice squad.
The Burgundy Roundup brings together the best Washington Commanders reporting, analysis, interviews, and other worthwhile reads from around the web, along with selected coverage from Commanders On SI.
Peters had one of the NFL’s best waiver positions and a roster begging for reinforcements. Somehow, the Washington Commanders came away without adding anyone.
The Commanders did not use one of their cutdown-day IR-return slots on Laremy Tunsil, but the team is still hoping the high-priced left tackle can make a comeback this season.
Be it stars returning from late-season injuries to starter-level players who missed most or all of last season, the NFL features a host of rehab odysseys to follow as training camps near.
Per John Keim, the Commanders made four roster moves, including placing OL Laremy Tunsil and DT Jer’Zhan Newton on injured reserve. In corresponding moves, Washington signed veterans DT Shy Tuttle and CB Fabian Moreau to the active roster.
Sam Hartman’s time with the Washington Commanders has come to an end. Washington waived Hartman on Sunday as the team finalized its 53-man roster ahead of the 2026 NFL season.
The Washington Commanders’ defense just took a massive hit before the first whistle of the 2026 regular season has even blown. Promising cornerback Trey Amos is officially starting the season on injured reserve with a designation to return, meaning the Commanders will be without their top boundary corner for at least the first four weeks.
The offseason didn’t go as the Washington Commanders planned, and they faced tough decisions as training camp wrapped up. But here is their biggest mistake on the 53-man roster cutdown day ahead of the 2026 NFL season.
Ben Standig reports the Commanders are expected to sign DT Byron Cowart to the practice squad. Standig adds the Commanders are also signing C Julian Good-Jones and RB Craig Reynolds to the practice squad.
Earlier this week NBC Sports’ Mike Florio got the headline wrong. “Resurgence of Commanders’ nickname and logo meets quick resistance,” Florio wrote for Pro Football Talk.
The 5pm CT deadline for teams to set their initial 53-man rosters has passed. Here is how the Commanders’ moved to the regular-season limit: LB Krys Barnes
According to Tom Pelissero of The Ringer, quarterback Sam Hartman is being waived by the Washington Commanders. However, his time in our nation’s capital might not be completely over.
Dan Quinn can call Washington’s 41-3 loss to Baltimore meaningless because it happened in the preseason. Commanders fans may soon arrive with pitchforks if the regular season confirms what Friday’s 38-point humiliation appeared to reveal.
Friday night’s preseason finale against the Ravens was nothing but a disappointment for the Washington Commanders. Falling 41-3 to their crosstown rivals, they failed to get in the red zone except for one drive following a takeaway.
The NFL never stops advertising its commitment to player safety. Yet each August, the league's roster cutdowns reveal how quickly that commitment weakens when an injured player occupies a spot a team wants to use elsewhere.
Several reporters observed a pitiful training-camp joint practice session with the Baltimore Ravens, showing a significant gap between the two teams entering the final week of preseason action.
On Monday, the Commanders hosted Boogie Basham on a free agent visit (h/t Jonathan Jones of The Athletic). That workout went well, and a deal is now in place.
Jayden Daniels didn't need to be on the field for long to sound the alarms in the nation's capital.
The Washington Commanders created an intriguing dynamic when they placed Diggs alongside McLaurin in their receiving corps.
After a disappointing 2025 season in which the Washington Commanders went 5-12 and had a horrendous defense, fixing that was a major focus of the offseason. One player who was expected to make strides in his third season was defensive lineman Johnny Newton.
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