Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels enters his third NFL season with considerably different expectations from the first two. Washington is no longer a franchise trying to figure out whether he is their franchise quarterback; now they're looking to build on what he does well while trying to remove the unnecessary burdens he's carried.
With the final list of the top 100 players in the NFL released Thursday, the Commanders had zero entries on the list. Despite all the injuries across the team, surely there were players who could have been included.
The Washington Commanders have released LB Drake Jackson from injured reserve with an injury settlement, per the NFL’s Official Transaction Wire. The Commanders also waived DB Malik Spencer from injured reserve with an injury settlement, per the wire.
The Washington Commanders are more than a week away from opening the 2026 season on the road against the Philadelphia Eagles. The last two years in Washington have been a tale of two halves making the NFC Championship game in 2024 and then scraping together five wins in 2025.
One fanbase that hasn't had much to say about the list, though, is that of the Washington Commanders and that's because of a glaring omission on the list.
The Washington Commanders’ rushing game has been regarded as one of the worst in the league with relatively unknown faces across the board. Second-year back Jacory Croskey-Merritt leads the group with Rachaad White and Kaytron Allen sitting behind him on the depth chart.
Washington's initial 53-man roster did more than identify the players who survived cut day; it also gave the clearest picture yet of the value system Adam Peters uses to decide a player's fate.
Before injuries plagued the offensive line and secondary, the Commanders wide receiver room was the biggest concern going into the offseason. For years, they have been piecing in a variety of players hoping that someone will become a complement to Terry McLaurin.
The Washington Commanders are ready for a comeback tour during the 2026 season. Washington went 5-12 in 2025 after making it to the NFC Championship the year before.
The Washington Commanders drafted linebacker Sonny Styles with the No. 7 overall pick for a multitude of reasons, including his size, athletic skill set, and ability to play multiple positions at a high level.
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.
Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn spoke with reporters Wednesday as the team wrapped up its final work before taking a short break ahead of Week 1 preparations.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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
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.