One of the last remaining items of business dating to the Dan Snyder era has been concluded.
D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced on Monday the settlement of a 2022 lawsuit against the Commanders. The team will pay $1 million to resolve “allegations that under the team’s former ownership . . . it violated [D.C.] consumer protection law by misleading District residents about the team’s investigation into a toxic and abusive workplace culture, including allegations of sexual assault, in order to protect the Commanders’ brand and to keep fans paying for tickets and merchandise.”
The lawsuit specifically claimed that prior ownership tried to hide the truth about the internal investigation, in violation of the D.C. Consumer Protection Procedures Act.
“The Commanders’ current owners have commendably opened a new chapter in the team’s history, committing to ensure all employees are protected from abuse and treated with dignity,” Schwalb said in a statement appearing on his office’s official website. “Every business operating in the District has an obligation to provide honest information to its customers, and the Commanders’ loyal fanbase deserves no less. I want to thank the victims for coming forward to tell their stories — without their bravery, none of this would have come to light.”
The full settlement agreement can be found here.
Through multiple investigations of the Commanders initiated by the NFL, sufficient evidence was found to pressure Snyder to sell the team. A group led by Josh Harris bought the Commanders in 2023.
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Cornerback Marshon Lattimore’s time in Washington is coming to an end.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Commanders have informed Lattimore that they are going to release him. Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports reported earlier on Monday that the Commanders were expected to make the move heading into the new league year.
Lattimore joined the Commanders in a midseason trade during the 2024 season, but was limited to five appearances due to a hamstring injury. Lattimore returned to start nine games in 2025, but he tore his ACL in early November.
The Saints acquired three draft picks in exchange for Lattimore and a fifth-round pick. third, fourth, and sixth round choices in the 2025 NFL draft. The Saints used those picks to select safety Jonas Sanker, cornerback Quincy Riley, and running back Devin Neal last year.
Lattimore had 31 tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery during his time with the Commanders. Lattimore also missed significant time with the Saints in 2022 and 2023, but made four Pro Bowls in his first five seasons with New Orleans.
The Commanders will clear all of Lattimore’s $18.5 million cap hit off of their salary cap once the move is official.
The Commanders have struck a new deal with one of their offensive linemen.
Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, Washington has agreed to terms on a two-year deal with center Nick Allegretti.
Allegretti was not a pending free agent, as he had one year left on his contract. He’s now signed through 2027.
Allegretti, 29, has been with Washington since 2024. After starting all 17 games for the Commanders in 2024, he played 16 with four starts in 2025. But he started the last two games for the club at center, which is a position the Commanders now need to replace after the release of Tyler Biadasz.
In all, Allegretti has appeared in 107 career games with 34 starts since the Chiefs selected him in the seventh round of the 2019 draft.
The Commanders are promoting tight ends coach David Raih to pass game coordinator and they’ve found a new position coach to take over his former role on Dan Quinn’s staff.
Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that they will hire Ben Steele as their new tight ends coach.
Steele had the same job on the Cardinals’ staff over the last three years, so he had a hand in Trey McBride’s ascent to the top tier of tight ends in the league. Steele worked for the Broncos, Vikings, Falcons, and Buccaneers before heading to Arizona.
Steele played in 17 games for the Packers in 2004 and 2005. He had four catches for 42 yards in those appearances.
Teams making decisions about picking up the fifth-year options on the contracts of their 2023 first-round picks now know how much that will cost.
The NFL revealed the values on Friday afternoon. There are four levels of compensation at each position. Players who have made multiple Pro Bowls as an original selection are at the top followed by players with one Pro Bowl selection and players who have hit playing time milestones before reaching the lowest level.
Panthers quarterback Bryce Young and Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud were the first two picks of that draft and both of them reached the playing time level of compensation. That will leave them with fully guaranteed salaries of $25.904 million if the teams decide to exercise the options, but longer-term extensions are also a possibility now that they have finished their third seasons.
The full list of 2023 first-rounders — there were 31 that year because the Dolphins were stripped of their pick — and their fifth-year option salaries appears below:
1. Panthers QB Bryce Young — $25.904 million (playing time).
2. Texans QB C.J. Stroud — $25.904 million (playing time).
3. Texans DE Will Anderson — $21.512 (Pro Bowl).
4. Colts QB Anthony Richardson — $22.483 million (base).
5. Seahawks CB Devon Witherspoon — $21.161 million (multiple Pro Bowls).
6. Cardinals OT Paris Johnson — $19.072 million (playing time).
7. Raiders DE Tyree Wilson — $14.475 million (base).
8. Falcons RB Bijan Robinson — $11.323 million (Pro Bowl).
9. Eagles DT Jalen Carter — $27.127 million (multiple Pro Bowls).
10. Bears OT Darnell Wright — $19.072 million (playing time).
11. Titans OG Peter Skoronski — $19.072 million (playing time).
12. Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs — $14.293 million (multiple Pro Bowls).
13. Packers DE Lukas Van Ness — $14.475 million (base).
14. Steelers OT Broderick Jones — $19.072 million (playing time).
15. Jets DE Will McDonald — $14.475 million (base).
16. Rams CB Emmanuel Forbes — $12.633 million (base).
17. Patriots CB Christian Gonzalez — $18.119 million (Pro Bowl).
18. Lions LB Jack Campbell — $21.925 million (Pro Bowl).
19. Buccaneers DT Calijah Kancey — $15.451 (playing time).
20. Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba — $23.852 million (Pro Bowl).
21. Chargers WR Quentin Johnston — $18 million (playing time).
22. Ravens WR Zay Flowers — $27.298 million (multiple Pro Bowls).
23. Vikings WR Jordan Addison — $18 million (playing time).
24. Giants CB Deonte Banks — $12.633 million (base).
25. Bills TE Dalton Kincaid — $8.162 million (base).
26. Jets DT Mazi Smith — $13.391 million (base) Smith was traded to the Jets by the Cowboys.
27. Jaguars OT Anton Harrison — $19.072 million (playing time).
28. Bengals DE Myles Murphy — $14.475 million (base).
29. Saints DT Bryan Bresee — $13.391 million (base).
30. Eagles LB Nolan Smith — $13.752 million (base).
31. Chiefs Felix Anudike-Uzomah — $14.475 million (base).
The Commanders are making another change to their offensive coaching staff.
NFL Media reports that the Commanders are promoting tight ends coach David Raih to pass game coordinator. The Commanders promoted David Blough to offensive coordinator after Kliff Kingsbury left the team in January.
Raih joined the Commanders in 2024 and was also on Kingsbury’s staff with the Cardinals as their wide receivers coach in 2019 and 2020.
Raih moved on to a year as Vanderbilt’s offensive coordinator and he was an offensive analyst for the Buccaneers in 2023. He was on the Packers’ staff from 2014-2018 and coached at Texas Tech, Iowa, and UCLA earlier in his career.
The Commanders will be looking for a new starting center.
Via Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Commanders will release Tyler Biadasz.
Biadasz signed a three-year, $29.25 million contract with the Commanders in 2024. He started 31 regular-season games over two seasons.
He was due to make $8.3 million in 2026, with a $1 million roster bonus due on April 1.
Biadasz landed on injured reserve late in the 2025 season with a knee and ankle injury, after starting 16 games.
A Pro Bowler in 2022, Biadasz previously played four years with the Cowboys. He was a fourth-round pick in the 2020 draft.
The Jaguars will be spending a little extra time in London during the 2026 season.
The team has made annual visits to the United Kingdom for more than a decade and the NFL announced on Wednesday they will be playing a pair of games on that side of the Atlantic this year. The NFL announced that the Jaguars will be the designated home team for games at both Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Wembley Stadium. The games will be played in consecutive weeks.
A second game was added to this year’s schedule because of the ongoing renovations at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville. The team will play with reduced capacity at the stadium during the 2026 season.
The NFL also announced that the Commanders will be the designated home team for a game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Commanders played the Dolphins in Spain last season and last visited London for a 2016 tie against the Bengals.
No dates or opponents for the games have been revealed at this point.
The Commanders traded for left tackle Laremy Tunsil during the 2025 offseason and they’d like to secure his rights beyond 2026 this offseason.
Tunsil started all 14 games he played for Washington in his first season with the team and General Manager Adam Peters said on Tuesday that signing the veteran to an extension is one of the team’s priorities in the near future.
“But it is really important for us,” Peters said, via the team’s website. “We’ve been having good and productive talks with Laremy and his team. We’re as motivated as ever to get that done . . . I don’t think either side wants to drag it on, but I don’t think the league year is gonna be a deadline of sorts.”
Tunsil is set to have a cap number of more than $24 million for the 2026 season. An extension would likely bring that number down and give the Commanders cap room to use in other ways as they try to return to the playoffs after falling short in 2025.
Zach Ertz’s 13th NFL season ended when he tore his ACL, but he reportedly doesn’t plan on the injury being the end of his playing career.
Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that Ertz plans to play in 2026. He is currently rehabbing his injury and, per the report, expects to be cleared for full activity a some point around the start of the regular season.
Ertz’s desire to play is only one part of the equation for getting him on the field for a 14th season. His contract with the Commanders is up, which means he’ll become a free agent in March unless he re-signs with the team in the next few weeks.
Ertz caught 50 passes for 504 yards and a touchdown in 13 games before tearing his ACL last year. He ranks 37th in NFL history with 825 catches.
