As part of a broad front-office shake-up, the Washington Commanders’ head of analytics is “transitioning out” of the organization, a team spokesperson said in a statement Tuesday. The ownership group led by Josh Harris hired Eugene Shen as senior vice president of football strategy to much fanfare in October, but General Manager Adam Peters, who…
(Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) The Washington Commanders may have found their future quarterback in Jayden Daniels, the No. 2 pick in the recent draft. With impressive skills and a Heisman Trophy under his belt, Daniels aims to lead the Commanders to victory. Terry McLaurin, star wide receiver, praised Daniels for his self-motivation and hard…
Dan Quinn’s a rule breaker. He’s an NFL head coach — a man with bald head and a graying goatee — and he wears his hat backward. If you haven’t noticed, NFL head coaches, at least in public, typically follow Colin Cowherd’s strict bylaws for hat wearing. The league has skewed younger at the top,…
The office of Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares (R) reached a $1.3 million settlement with the Washington Commanders over allegations that the team improperly withheld deposits from season ticket holders under the ownership of Daniel Snyder, Miyares announced Tuesday. The Commanders previously reached settlements with the consumer protection division of the Maryland attorney general’s…
(Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images) For the last 30 years or so, the Washington Commanders have been NFL laughingstocks, and it has disturbed long-time fans who remember a time when the team was one of the more successful franchises in the league. In the 1980s and early-1990s, they won three Super Bowl championships under head…
(Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) It is a new era in the nation’s capital. The Washington Commanders are entering 2024 with a new ownership group, a new head coach and a new quarterback. Nobody quite knows how the season will turn out for this team, but they can try and guess. NFL Network’s Adam…
D.C. officials unveiled a portion of a long-awaited “sports study” on Thursday, offering a financial analysis of the city’s major sports teams, including the potential economic impact of a new NFL stadium. The report paints a positive picture of how the city’s sports teams have benefited surrounding communities and estimates that a new mixed-use development…
How will the Washington Commanders use their new running back tandem of Austin Ekeler and Brian Robinson Jr.? It’s a question worth digging into because 1) Ekeler is a new arrival, and 2) one of offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury’s main spring experiments seems to using be two-back sets. In his four seasons in Arizona, Kingsbury…
On the first day of the Washington Commanders’ mandatory minicamp, rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels flashed the running ability that General Manager Adam Peters once said “takes your soul as a defense.” It was fourth and medium near midfield during a two-minute drill Tuesday in Ashburn. In the scenario, the Commanders trailed 21-20 and had to…
(Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) The Washington Commanders may have hit the jackpot on first-round quarterback Jayden Daniels. So far at least, it feels like he is the right player to lead this franchise into the new era. His veteran teammates absolutely love what they are seeing from the No. 2 overall pick. Offensive tackle…
