Running back Chris Rodriguez was not tendered as a restricted free agent by the Commanders and he’s found a new place to play.
According to multiple reports, Rodriguez has agreed to terms with the Jaguars on a two-year deal. Rodriguez was at Kentucky when Jaguars head coach Liam Coen was the school’s offensive coordinator in 2021.
Rodriguez ran 112 times for 500 yards and six touchdowns with the Commanders in 2025. He had 86 carries for 430 yards and four scores in his first two seasons.
The Jaguars saw Travis Etienne sign with the Saints this week, so Rodriguez will join Bayshul Tuten, LeQuint Allen, and DeeJay Dallas on the backfield depth chart for Jacksonville.
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The Commanders have agreed to terms with tight end Chig Okonkwo and safety Nick Cross, NFL Media reports.
Okonkwo, 26, will receive a three-year deal but terms were not disclosed.
He ranks 93rd on PFT’s top-100 free agents list.
The Titans made Okonkwo a fourth-round choice in 2022, and he played 68 games, with 42 starts, in his four seasons in Tennessee. He has 194 receptions for 2,017 yards and eight touchdowns in his career.
Cross, 24, will sign a two-year deal worth up to $14 million, per NFL Media.
The Colts made Cross a third-round pick in 2022, and he appeared in 67 games, with 38 starts, in his four seasons in Indianapolis.
He has totaled 322 tackles, 3.5 sacks, five interceptions, 12 pass breakups and two forced fumbles.
Edge rusher K’Lavon Chaisson has found a team for the 2026 season.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Chaisson has agreed to sign with the Commanders. It is a one-year deal worth $12 million in Washington.
Chaisson spent the 2025 season with the Patriots and helped them win the AFC East by recording 7.5 sacks during the regular season. He had three more sacks as New England advanced through the postseason to the Super Bowl.
The Jaguars made Chaisson the 20th overall pick in 2020 and he had five sacks in four years with Jacksonville. He had five sacks for the Raiders in 2024 and will now try to continue growing his production in the NFC East.
The well-traveled Sam Howell will be traveling again.
Via Adam Schefter of ESPN, the former Eagles backup quarterback has agreed to terms with the Cowboys.
A fifth-round pick of the Commanders in 2022, Howell was the full-year starter in 2023, leading the league in both attempts (612) and interceptions (21). He was traded to the Seahawks in 2024.
Last year, Seattle traded Howell to the Vikings. After the preseason, he was re-traded to the Eagles.
The current Cowboys understudy to Dak Prescott is Joe Milton III. The Howell arrival suggests that Will Grier won’t be back as the third quarterback. Or it could set up a potential trade of Milton, who is under contract through 2027.
Linebacker Leo Chenal is signing a three-year, $24.75 million deal with the Commanders, according to Jordan Schultz of The Schultz Report.
Chenal, 25, ranks 20th on PFT’s list of top-100 free agents.
He entered the NFL as a third-round pick of the Chiefs in 2022 and spent his first four seasons in Kansas City, winning two Super Bowls.
In his career, Chenal has appeared in 65 games with 44 starts. He has totaled 218 tackles, seven sacks, 17 tackles for loss, 16 quarterback hits, an interception, six passes defensed and three forced fumbles.
Mr. Settle is going back to Washington.
Per Mike Garafolo of NFL Media, defensive tackle Tim Settle has agreed to a three-year deal with the Commanders.
Garafolo notes the contract is worth up to $25.5 million.
Selected by Washington in the fifth round of the 2018 draft, Settle played his first four seasons with the club before spending two years with the Bills and the last two seasons with Houston.
In 2025, Settle started 12 games, recording 15 total tackles with three tackles for loss, one sack, and three passes defensed.
Settle has appeared in 124 career games with 29 starts, tallying 30 tackles for loss, 27 QB hits, and 15.0 sacks.
Edge rusher Odafe Oweh is on his way to Washington.
Oweh has agreed to a four-year deal to join the Commanders as a free agent when the new league year opens on Wednesday. Multiple reports peg the total value of the deal at $100 million with $68 million in guaranteed money.
Oweh, who was No. 38 on PFT’s list of the top free agents in the league, was traded from the Ravens to the Chargers during the 2025 season. He had 7.5 sacks in 12 appearances for the AFC West team and added three more in their playoff loss to the Patriots.
The Ravens drafted Oweh in the first round in 2021 and he had 25 sacks in 72 appearances with the team.
The second overall pick in the 2015 draft will continue to be the No. 2 quarterback in Washington.
Via Ben Standig, the Commanders are re-signing quarterback Marcus Mariota. It’s a one-year deal for the 11-year veteran, with a base package of $7 million and a maximum value of $11 million.
In his second season with Washington, Mariota appeared in 11 games with eight starts.
Mariota spent his first five years in Tennessee. He was the full-time starter until he was benched for Ryan Tannehill during the 2019 season.
Mariota’s next shot at a starting job came with the Falcons in 2022. He was benched late in the season for Desmond Ridder.
The Commanders are adding to their secondary.
According to multiple reports, Amik Robertson has agreed to a two-year deal with Washington.
The initial reports indicate Robertson’s deal is worth $16 million with $9.3 million guaranteed.
Robertson, 27, spent the last two seasons with Detroit. He appeared in 17 games with 10 starts in 2025, recording 52 total tackles with 12 passes defensed, two forced fumbles, and an interception.
A Raiders fourth-round pick in 2020, Robertson has played 86 career games with 35 starts, recording 35 passes defensed with five interceptions. He has not missed a game since 2021.
The Commanders have made an investment in keeping their left tackle in place.
Laremy Tunsil has agreed to a contract extension that should keep him in Washington, protecting Jayden Daniels’ blind side, beyond 2026.
The extension adds two years and $60.2 million to Tunsil’s contract, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. That includes a $32.5 million signing bonus.
A year ago, the Commanders landed Tunsil in a trade with the Texans, and he played well enough that the Commanders want him to remain their left tackle for years to come.
The 31-year-old Tunsil was a 2016 first-round pick of the Dolphins and was traded to the Texans in 2019 before landing in Washington in 2025.
