Commanders make 30 cuts, place starting OL on PUP list

The Washington Commanders made a massive wave of roster moves Tuesday afternoon, releasing 30 players and placing starting right guard Sam Cosmi on the physically unable to perform list, per a team annoucement.

Cosmi, 26, was viewed as a long shot to be ready for Week 1 after tearing his ACL in January. The fifth-year lineman will be sidelined for at least four games with veteran Nick Allegretti likely to start in the interim.

Here are the rest of Washington’s moves:

Waived

• RB Kazmeir Allen
• LB Kam Arnold
• DT Ricky Barber
• WR Ja’Corey Brooks
• TE Lawrence Cager
• RB Demetric Felton
• QB Sam Hartman
• DE Andre Jones Jr.
• WR Jacoby Jones
• DE T.J. Maguranyanga
• WR Tay Martin
• S Rob McDaniel
• G Timothy McKay
• S Ben Nikkel
• T Foster Sarell
• TE Cole Turner
• CB Car’lin Vigers

Released

• WR River Cracraft
• DT Carl Davis
• DT Sheldon Day
• C Michael Deiter
• DE Clelin Ferrell
• T Bobby Hart
• CB Antonio Hamilton
• DE Jalyn Holmes
• WR Chris Moore 
• WR K.J. Osborn
• CB Bobby Price
• LB Duke Riley
• S Daryl Worley

Hartman, who signed with the Commanders as an undrafted free agent in 2024, was never going to make the roster ahead of veterans Marcus Mariota and Josh Johnson. He is likely to return to Washington’s practice squad if he clears waivers, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.

Felton is another practice squad candidate, according to Nicki Jhabvala of The Athletic. He hasn’t appeared in a regular-season game since 2022 and most recently played for the UFL’s Birmingham Stallions.

Headlining Washington’s veteran cuts is Ferrell, who started 10 games for the Commanders in 2024. He never lived up to his draft billing as the No. 4 pick in 2019 and will now be looking for his fourth team in as many years. Holmes and Day both had rotational defensive line roles last season, while Deiter started two games as the backup center but lost his spot this year.