Commanders' young talent quietly transforms doubt into dominance

It turns out that Washington Commanders’ tight end Ben Sinnott may have saved his season — perhaps even his entire career — during a game in which he did not record a single catch. Sinnott was not even targeted in the Commanders’ win over the Las Vegas Raiders. But he still came up big. After seeing a total of 11 snaps through Washington’s first two games this season, many fans were beginning to use the dreaded draft bust label when discussing the 2024 second-round draft pick. Sinnott was looking increasingly like one. When Adam Peters chose him last year, the general manager compared the Kansas State product to a couple of players he knew well from his days in San Francisco. George Kittle and Kyle Juszczyk are both All-Pro players whose combination of pass-catching and blocking has helped make the 49ers offense one of the best in the league. Peters imagined Sinnott having a similar impact in Washington. Things did not turn out that way in his rookie season. This was partly mitigated by the fact that the see