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2026 NFL Combine: Schedule, Dates, Times, Player invites

The NFL Scouting Combine starts this week with early arrivals in Indianapolis today! Defensive linemen, linebackers, and kickers start their medical exams and team interviews on Monday. On field workouts won’t start until Thursday, and will then continue through the weekend. Head coach and general manager pressers will start on Tuesday, and we’ll hear from […]

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Mark Tyler’s Washington Commanders Pre-Combine Mock Offseason

The 2026 NFL scouting combine begins next week and for many of these prospects, we’ll get to see for the first time their OFFICIAL measurements, and if we are fortunate enough, some testing numbers so we can verify what we have seen on film. With that, I wanted to give you my first mock offseason […]

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Daily Slop: 21 Feb 26 – Is EDGE Jacob Martin a ‘must re-sign’ defensive veteran for the Commanders?

Commanders links Articles Bullock’s Film Room (subscription) Commanders Free Agent Fits: Running Back [A]s the Commanders only currently have one back on the roster, running back becomes a need. Regular readers of mine will know that I’m not necessarily one for spending a lot of resources on the running back position. I won’t argue that […]

Three free agent wide receivers the Washington Commanders could target in 2026

After last season’s 5-12 finish, one thing is abundantly clear for Washington football fans. The team needs to add a significant amount of talent during the offseason. While Adam Peters will continue to use the draft, the Commanders GM will also have an estimated $82 million in cap space at his disposal after various projected […]

Daily Slop: 20 Feb 26 – Should the Commanders be targeting NY Giants TE Daniel Bellinger in free agency?

Commanders links Articles Commanders Roundtable So, why is Marshon Lattimore still on the roster? As with most things in the NFL, things are complicated. For one, Lattimore ended the season on injured reserve and is currently rehabbing that ACL. Under the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement (CBA), releasing a player who is physically unable to perform […]

Can Vincent Anthony, Jr. Give the Commanders’ Pass Rush a Boost?

Vincent Anthony, Jr., DESchool: Duke | Conference: ACCCollege Experience: Senior | Age: 21Height / Weight: 6’5” / 246 lbsProjected Draft Status: 5th RoundPlayer Comparison: Lorenzo Carter College Statistics Defense & Fumbles Table Tackles Def Interceptions Fumbles Season Team Conf Class Pos G Solo Ast Comb TFL Sk Int Yds IntTD PD FR Yds FRTD FF Awards 2022* Duke ACC FR DE 13 14 […]

Do the Commanders have the personnel for a 3-4 defense?

In his introductory presser, newly appointed Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Daronte Jones was asked about what scheme he intended to implement. His answer: “It’s not how they line up, it’s how they wind up.” This left fans wondering what they might see come September. I know Jones is all about putting his players in the […]

Daily Slop: 18 Feb 26 – Upgrading the Commanders’ roster; which players should Washington sign in rapidly-approaching NFL free agency?

Commanders links Articles Bullock’s Film Room (subscription) Commanders Free Agent Fits: Wide Receiver I will state up front that I’m not sure how aggressive the Commanders will be in free agency for a wide receiver. My gut feeling is that the team will take a shot on Brandon Aiyuk whenever the 49ers decide to release […]

We’re hiring: Team Site producer, Hogs Haven

SB Nation is excited to share a new job posting for Hogs Haven: Team Site Producer. This is a new position that will oversee Hogs Haven, shaping our daily coverage of the Commanders, growing the audience here – that’s you, reading this  – and helping our team of writers to continue delivering smart Commanders coverage. […]

Daily Slop: 16 Feb 26 – Former Redskins 2nd round pick, Tre’ Johnson has died aged 54

Commanders links Articles ESPN Tre’ Johnson, the former Washington O-lineman, dies at 54 Tre’ Johnson, a former NFL standout offensive lineman with Washington who went on to become a Maryland high school history teacher, died Sunday. He was 54. In a Facebook post, Johnson’s wife, Irene, said he died during a family trip. “It is […]

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Is There Room for Germie Bernard in the Commanders’ Receiving Corps?

Germie Bernard, WRSchool: Alabama | Conference: SECCollege Experience: Senior | Age: 22Height / Weight: 6’1” / 204 lbsProjected Draft Status: 2nd-3rd RoundPlayer Comparison: Jakobi Meyers College Statistics Receiving & Rushing Table Receiving Rushing Scrimmage Season Team Conf Class Pos G Rec Yds Y/R TD Y/G Att Yds Y/A TD Y/G Plays Yds Avg TD Awards 2022 Michigan State Big Ten FR WR 12 […]

Three free agent Edge defenders the Washington Commanders could target in 2026

After last season’s 5-12 finish, one thing is abundantly clear for Washington football fans. The team needs to add a significant amount of talent during the offseason. While Adam Peters will continue to use the draft, the Commanders GM will also have an estimated $82 million in cap space at his disposal after various projected […]

The Cold, Hard Truth: Adam Peters Hasn’t Drafted Well

I don’t like to sugar-coat things. If something looks FANTASTIC, I like to point it out. If something looks BAD, I will bring that to the forefront. In this series, “The Cold, Hard Truth”, I will give my analysis on various parts of the team in an effort to allow healthy discussions on the specific […]

Why do Spotrac and Over the Cap report different available salary cap numbers?

One of the irritating issues this time of year is that we read different numbers from article to article and tweet to tweet about cap space. Some of that occurs because of different assumptions by the writers of those tweets and headlines — for example, one guy reports the current estimate while the next guy […]

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Is Derrick Moore a Fit for the Commanders’ New-Look Defense?

Derrick Moore, DESchool: Michigan | Conference: Big TenCollege Experience: Senior | Age: 23Height / Weight: 6’3” / 254 lbsProjected Draft Status: 2nd-3rd RoundPlayer Comparison: Derick Hall College Statistics Defense & Fumbles Table Tackles Def Interceptions Fumbles Season Team Conf Class Pos G Solo Ast Comb TFL Sk Int Yds IntTD PD FR Yds FRTD FF Awards 2022* Michigan Big Ten FR DE 14 […]

Tress Way is (again) signed on a seldom used type of contract that saves the Commanders over $1.5m in cap space in ‘26

Over the Cap has just updated its database with Tress Way’s contract details, and if it looks as if the math doesn’t work, there’s a good reason. Tress Way has a contract that is in compliance with a new-ish benefit that was introduced with the 2020 Collective Bargaining Agreement called a 4-Year Qualifying Contract. Here’s […]

Daily Slop: 13 Feb 26 – Nicki Jhabvala: Jayden Daniels, Terry McLaurin, Trey Amos (when healthy) “only true locks” on Commanders roster

Commanders links Articles Commanders Roundtable 4 running back free agents that fit the Washington Commanders Tyler Allgeier, 25 The Falcons took Allgeier in the fifth round of the 2022 Draft and proved to be a steal in his first year, rushing for over 1000 yards and finishing fifth in Offensive Rookie of the Year voting. […]