Washington Commanders General Manager Adam Peters is building a bridge away from the roster Ron Rivera built. That’s subtly, significantly different from a wholesale makeover. In free agency, Peters could have used this year’s historic salary cap increase to jump-start the rebuild by throwing money at a big, splashy signing, as a few other new…
“We can be eliminated?”: There are plenty of choices. Washington was favored by three or more points 12 times under Rivera and went 5-7 in those games. But the worst loss was Cleveland at home in Week 17 of 2022. In early December, Washington was 7-5, on track for a playoff berth, and then it…
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save In the Washington Commanders’ locker room Sunday, Coach Ron Rivera asked everyone but the players and coaches to leave. The Dallas Cowboys had just blown out the Commanders, 38-10, and everyone seemed to believe this was it. End of an era. Rivera was about to…
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save The Washington Commanders’ game against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday will highlight the team’s disappointing returns on first-round picks under Coach Ron Rivera. Rivera’s first pick, defensive end Chase Young (2020), will return to Washington for the first time since he was traded in…
