While training camp roster projections are largely built on expectations, two preseason games give the Washington Commanders crucial game evidence to help them as final cuts approach.
Drafted in the seventh round out of Rutgers, Athan Kaliakmanis was never going to be the starter. However, in an effort to get younger across the board, Adam Peters drafted a gunslinger who seems perfectly built for David Blough’s new offense.
The Commanders made an easy trim to their crowded running back room when they announced an injury settlement with fifth-year running back Jerome Ford, who is dealing with a hamstring issue.
The Washington Commanders have spent their entire training camp trying to establish a starting center, only for head coach Dan Quinn to finally acknowledge after Saturday's preseason game that they still don't have an answer.
How many of the quarterbacks who led the NFL in passing yards since the AFL-NFL merger can you name in five minutes?
Former Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder has apparently become “invisible” after selling the franchise. Snyder, who owned the Washington NFL franchise for roughly two decades, was once among the league’s most outspoken owners.
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.
The Washington Commanders entered training camp needing real answers from Quan Martin's play. The team yearns for Martin to turn his athletic ability and experience into something bigger than they've seen so far.
The Washington Commanders roster picture has changed quite a bit since our last projection, which came after nine days of camp. Since that time, Drew Stevens
The Washington Commanders are looking to bounce back after an injury-riddled season last year, and they’re making strides as the preseason continues. The offense has been one area that has made some improvements over the offseason, with Stefon Diggs being the one addition that can take them to the next level.
The Washington Commanders spent their entire offseason program and training camp preaching takeaways and, through two preseason games, are producing results.
Jayden Daniels didn't need to be on the field for long to sound the alarms in the nation's capital.
Jayden Daniels is preparing to begin another season as the face of the Washington Commanders. Fans naturally want to know whether he can recapture his rookie brilliance, but there is a far more important question.
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.
Jayden Daniels played three snaps Saturday. That was apparently enough time for the Washington Commanders to receive an uncomfortable reminder about their franchise quarterback.
The Washington Commanders created an intriguing dynamic when they placed Diggs alongside McLaurin in their receiving corps.
A July report indicated that NFL teams weren't all that interested in taking a flier on former Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill amid Hill's ongoing recovery from the gruesome knee injury he suffered on Sept.
The Commanders’ running back room may lack serious star power, but it has more than enough players who can excel in specific roles. With Jeremy McNichols’ injury expected to keep him out for “a few weeks,” rookies Kaytron Allen and Robert Henry Jr.
When a player misses practice with an “undisclosed” injury in the middle of training camp, the rumor mill inevitably starts churning. But the recent speculation surrounding Washington Commanders running back Rachaad White took things to a remarkably weird level.
Physical setbacks limited Daniels to just seven starts in 2025 before he was shut down after he aggravated a previously suffered elbow injury during the season.
Per Nicki Jhabvala, Commanders HC Dan Quinn said DT Jer’Zhan Newton‘s timetable for returning from pectoral surgery is unclear. Jhabvala adds that typical returns from a torn pectoral muscle are usually around three to four months, but depend on the player and location of the tear.
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.
Then a member of the Commanders, running back Austin Ekeler went down with a season-ending Achilles tear in a Week 2 loss to the Packers last September.
Perhaps nobody is more excited for linebacker Von Miller to join the Dallas Cowboys than former Denver Broncos teammate DeMarcus Ware.
It was learned on Sunday night that Miller and a Cowboys team that had been linked with numerous pass-rushers throughout the spring and summer months had agreed to a one-year contract.
He has found a taker for his services, and it is going to allow him to stay in the NFC East.
The Commanders quarterback room took a hit Friday when Mariota left the first preseason game with a non-contact injury.
The Washington Commanders will be without a key member of their defense for Week 1 in a rematch of the 2024 NFC Championship Game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
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