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.
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.
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?
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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
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.
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.
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