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Washington Commanders 2025 OTAs Wrap Up: Building For the Season Ahead

June 22, 2025June 9, 2025 by Mark Solway

The Washington Commanders have concluded their Organized Team Activities (OTAs) for 2025. This marks a significant step in their preparation for the upcoming NFL season. With a focus on team chemistry, player development, and strategic experimentation, OTAs provide valuable insights into the team’s readiness. Washington Commanders 2025 OTAs Participation One of the standout features of … Read more

Wallpaper Wednesday: 2023 Schedule Wallpaper II

June 1, 2025September 13, 2023 by Mark Solway

Welcome to the second #WallpaperWednesday of the 2023 NFL regular season. For near on twenty straight seasons, this site has created schedule wallpapers for Washington fans. Last week we posted our first schedule wallpaper of the season.

Washington Commanders 2023 Free Agency: Additions And Subtractions

June 22, 2025March 23, 2023 by Mark Solway

The Washington Commanders enter the 2023 offseason with several holes to fill. While the NFL Draft in April will fill some of those holes, Washington will look to free agency to bolster their roster. NFL free agency officially opened on March 15th, but the Commanders were making moves days before that in the legal tampering period.

This blog will be updated frequently to keep an on-going tally on the moves that Washington have made.

Daron Payne Gets Slapped With The Franchise Tag

June 22, 2025February 28, 2023 by Mark Solway

The Washington Commanders became the first team in the National Football League to use the franchise tag this offseason. They placed the nonexclusive franchise tag on Daron Payne, which will hopefully keep him around for at least the 2023 season. The tag is worth a few Big Macs short of $19 million ($18.937), and will become fully guaranteed when he signs it.

The move comes just the day after the Commanders cleared almost $30 million from the cap books by releasing quarterback Carson Wentz and defensive back Bobby McCain. The team is projected to have approximately $35 million available, less the value of Payne’s tag.

Important Dates And Windows For The 2023 NFL Off-Season

February 23, 2023 by Mark Solway

With the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory over the Philadelphia Eagles, the 2022 NFL season came to a close. With that closure, came the beginning of a new season. There is really no off-season in the National Football League anymore.

In fact, the NFL has fantastic marketing savvy. They manage to have fans locked in, even when there is no football being played.

There are a lot of key important dates that keep everything rolling along at a pace that holds people’s interest.

Here are the important dates and time windows to mark on your NFL calendar:

What To Know About The Commanders’ Offseason

June 22, 2025February 22, 2023 by Mark Solway

The fourth summer that Ron Rivera has spent with Washington may be his most difficult one yet. The Commanders’ head coach is still managing chaos, including the possible tectonic shift of an organization sale this year, and he is still without a clear quarterback solution. Additionally, after firing offensive coordinator Scott Turner, Rivera was forced to make arguably the biggest coaching hire of his career in Eric Bieniemy.

For NFL betting fans picking their best bets of the day, the Commanders certainly provided some memorable performances, most notably against Green Bay, Philadelphia, and Dallas, but bettors may not be rushing to wager on Washington for the NFC East Division next season.

According to Rivera, the potential sale won’t have an impact on the front office’s capacity to assemble the team. In theory, the Commanders have enough salary cap room and a solid pick to strengthen the roster. So, what should we look out for?

Washington Spank Houston With Solid Defensive Effort

June 22, 2025November 21, 2022 by Mark Solway

It would have been easy to let their foot off the gas after their huge win over the undefeated Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night Football. Instead, the Washington Commanders doubled down and earned a decisive 23-10 victory over a Houston Texans team that never really even got into the game. The Commanders’ victory put them at 6-5 and above .500, for the first time since winning their season opener.

Taylor Heinicke earned himself another new pair of shoes. This time a red, white and blue pair.

Commanders Vs Vikings: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

June 22, 2025November 7, 2022 by Mark Solway

The winning streak is over. Washington blew a fourth quarter 10-point lead on Sunday, and fell to the Minnesota Vikings 20-17 in a heartbreaker. Minnesota’s Greg Joseph kicked a go-ahead 28-yard field goal with just 12 seconds left to go. The win put Minnesota at 7-1 for the season, while the Commanders fell to 4-5. … Read more

Wallpaper Wednesday: Daron Payne Mobile Wallpaper

June 1, 2025October 26, 2022 by Mark Solway

Today’s wallpaper subject is Daron Payne. After all, not only has the defense improved over the last few weeks, but Payne has been a bright spot for the entire season.

The only question mark surrounding Payne these days, is will he be in Washington next year?

Since he is in the final year of his rookie contract, there is the danger that he walks through free agency.

Commanders Versus Lions: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

June 22, 2025September 19, 2022 by Mark Solway

The Washington Commanders came out flat against the Detroit Lions on Sunday. They fell behind 22-0 by half-time and just could not claw their way back in a very disappointing 36-27 loss.

There were some decent performances, but there were also some things to groan about.