Opening the season on the road against the Philadelphia Eagles, the Commanders are gearing up for a hard test right off the bat. Assuming a standard 11 personnel for the offense and a 4-3 base for the defense, here’s a glimpse of how the team will look.
When the Washington Commanders released their initial 53-man roster, the team answered who survived the cuts, but didn't explain exactly how those players would be used on the field in Week 1.
The Washington Commanders are just over a week from kicking off the 2026 NFL season. The Commanders have had a relatively uninspiring offseason, headlined by the recent addition of former New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs, among other moves.
The Washington Commanders aren’t exactly brimming with hype heading into the new season despite being just a year and change removed from making the NFC Championship Game.
How many of the quarterbacks to start at least 150 NFL games in the Super Bowl era (since 1966) can you name in six minutes?
Jayden Daniels has the unusual distinction of having a heavy training camp workload despite not playing very much in the preseason. Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn revealed Monday that Daniels had taken more than 500 snaps during camp, which Quinn said was nearly half a season's worth of work.
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.
Washington spent much of the offseason rebuilding a pass rush in desperate need of consistent production, only to enter the final stretch before the season with questions surrounding the biggest additions.
Washington Commanders assistant general manager Lance Newmark spoke with reporters Monday as the team continued shaping its roster following final cuts and the formation of the practice squad.
Early prognostications did not consider the Washington Commanders a top contender in the NFC, but with quarterback Jayden Daniels back in full health, they could make an inspired run, similar to what they did in 2024.
For the first time in his young Washington Commanders tenure, GM Adam Peters may have accidentally located the front office's hot seat. It's a position
Once preseason was over, Washington had a legitimate decision to make in terms of whether they should keep two quarterbacks or three after spending the offseason program evaluating Athan Kaliakmanis and Sam Hartman.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
The Commanders’ initial 53-man roster is full of ups and downs, but the vision is still there. NFL roster cut day hit the Washington Commanders hard, with 34 players released as the franchise trimmed down to its initial 53-man roster.
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
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.
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.
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.
+
Get the latest news and rumors, customized to your favorite sports and teams. Emailed daily. Always free!
Free Newsletters

