Andrew

Wylie

One of the few holdovers from the Ron Rivera era, Wylie appeared in 16 games for the Commanders last season while also making five starts. The veteran lineman has ample experience at both tackle and guard and makes for a solid depth piece along the offensive line. Wylie was slated to hit free agency this offseason but will now be under contract for the Commanders through 2027.

Cosmi’s season will come to an end following this move. The veteran right guard appeared in nine games for the Commanders this season after rehabbing from a torn ACL he suffered in last year’s NFC Divisional Round. One of the better guards in the league since being drafted in 2021, Cosmi earned a PFF grade of 76.3 this season while playing on 545 offensive snaps. He is expected to be replaced by Andrew Wylie for the final two weeks of the season.

According to Schultz, Wylie and Allegretti are one of “several players” the 3-6 Commanders are open to dealing. Wylie first joined the Commanders in 2023 and has started four games this season at right guard, while Allegretti, who started the first two games at right guard, hasn’t taken an offensive snap since Week 4. Wylie is on an expiring contract, and Allegretti’s deal ends after the 2026 season. Both players have plenty of starting experience and could serve as stopgaps for contenders looking to improve along the offensive line before the playoffs.

Standig doesn’t seem to present the idea as something that’s sure to happen, but in a mailbag question aimed about recouping picks, he mentioned that Robinson and tackle Andrew Wylie were two players who could be traded for draft capital in 2026. “Meanwhile, two of Robinson’s coaches in Washington, Randy Jordan (Tennessee Titans) and Eric Bieniemy (Chicago Bears), head running back rooms with incomplete depth charts,” Standig notes. The Commanders haven’t really seemed sold on Robinson in flirting heavily with this year’s draft class at running back before taking Jacory Croskey-Merritt in the seventh tround, and it would make some sense to deal him before the season if they don’t intend to re-sign him.

He left Week 12’s game with the injury and did not return. Trenton Scott played in his absence. Wylie is in some danger of missing Week 13’s game against the Titans with the injury.

Wylie reunites with offensive coordinator in Eric Bieniemy, as the two now join forces in Washington. Wylie played a key role in shutting down the Eagles’ pass rush in the Super Bowl last month and has appeared in 59 games through his first five seasons with the Chiefs. The Commanders ranked 26th in PFF pass block grades (61.7) last season, as Wylie becomes the second offensive lineman to join the team early in free agency. While he’s spent the last two seasons at right tackle, Wylie also has significant experience at guard.

Wylie went down with the elbow injury in the first half and was ruled out after halftime. Prince Tega Wanogho is in at right tackle for him. Wanogho has yet to make his first career start, but that could change in Week 11 if Wylie is sidelined beyond this game.

PFF’s Ari Meirov reports the deal includes $2.5 million guaranteed. Wylie has started 42 games over the last four seasons for Kansas City all across the line. Last year, he closed out the season as the starting right tackle. Wylie is useful as a versatile depth piece, but the Chiefs should look to upgrade the starting group.

Wylie was a restricted free agent tendered at the original-round level. The Chiefs have completely remade their offensive line this offseason, acquiring Orlando Brown while signing Joe Thuney, Kyle Long and Austin Blythe. Those interior additions have Wylie looking like the odd man out of a starting job, but it’s difficult to know what 32-year-old Long even has left after sitting out the 2019 season. Wylie offers several seasons worth of fallback starting experience if one of the Chiefs’ Plan As does not work.

An original round tender is worth $2.133 million. Wylie, 26, who has started 35 games for Kansas City since he was signed by the team in 2018, played the 2020 season on a one-year deal. The Chiefs will look to keep Wylie after parting ways with starting tackles Eric Fisher and Mitchell Schwartz.