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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.
As expected, the war in the Middle East has forced the Saudi Arabian flag football event out of Saudi Arabia.
Via Sports Business Journal, Fanatics Studios has announced that the March 21 three-team tournament will relocate to Los Angeles. The games will be played at BMO Stadium, a 22,000-seat soccer venue that will host flag football games during the 2028 Olympics.
The latest announcement has a new twist. Two teams will consist of current and former NFL players. The third team will be the U.S. men’s national team.
As initially described, the tournament consisted of three teams coached by Kyle Shanahan, Sean Payton, and Pete Carroll. Now, the coaches with NFL ties will be Shanahan and Payton, with Robert Saleh serving as the defensive specialist for both of the teams made up of non-flag players.
On March 18, the two teams will pick players from a pool that is expected to include Saquon Barkley, Myles Garrett, Odell Beckham Jr., Rob Gronkowski, and Logan Paul (with Paul there, Le’Veon Bell could make an unscheduled appearance).
The involvement of the U.S. men’s team will indeed make it a real competition. USA Football will eventually determine the identity of the U.S. men’s team for the Olympics. The existing flag football players will want to show that they deserve fair consideration. And the flag players know the flag game far better than the non-flag players do.
That alone makes the tournament far more compelling. And it underscores that the active NFL players who will be participating will be assuming a risk of injury that is less than playing tackle football but greater than not playing flag football against a team of flag-football experts with something to prove.
During a dozen years in Tampa, receiver Mike Evans has quietly pieced together a strong case for Canton. The next chapter could be coming with a new team.
Evans becomes a free agent on Monday. Two years ago, he re-signed with the Buccaneers before hitting the market.
Teammate Chris Godwin, who opted to stay with the Bucs during free agency a year ago, can’t process the possibility of Evans playing elsewhere.
“It would be so weird,” Godwin said, via Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times. “I can’t imagine talking to him on a different field and seeing him in a different jersey. . . .
’I hope that he’s here. I don’t know the intricacies of the deal. Everybody does their own thing. I don’t know what he’s willing to take and I don’t know what they’re willing to offer. But I hope that he’s back, for a lot of reasons, but he’s my brother.”
As Stroud notes, Evans will have interest elsewhere. Possibilities include the 49ers, Chargers, Commanders, and Giants.
It all comes down to money. Chances are that the terms already are in place, with the only thing standing in the way of the news breaking is the clock striking 12 on Monday afternoon.
Evans had 11 straight 1,000-yard seasons with the Buccaneers, tying him with Jerry Rice for the all-time record. (Evans holds the record for consecutive 1,000-yard seasons to start a career.)
With 866 catches, 13,052 yards, and 108 touchdowns, Evans ranks 31st in career catches, 21st in receiving yards, and 10th in receiving touchdowns. He was a member of the team that won Super Bowl LV.
Whether he joins a new team or stays put in Tampa for at least another season will be known soon.
The Commanders made the departure of Marshon Lattimore official on Friday, putting behind them what turned out to be a disappointing trade.
Washington released Lattimore, saving $18.5 million on the salary cap for 2026.
Lattimore joined the Commanders in a 2024 midseason trade, but he was limited to two appearances for Washington that season due to a hamstring injury. Lattimore returned to start nine games in 2025 before tearing his ACL in early November.
The Saints acquired three draft picks — third-, fourth- and sixth-round choices — in exchange for Lattimore and a fifth-round pick. New Orleans used those picks to select safety Jonas Sanker, cornerback Quincy Riley and running back Devin Neal.
Lattimore had 31 tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery during his time with the Commanders.
He 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 have re-signed wide receiver Treylon Burks to a one-year deal worth up to $4 million, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports.
Burks, who turns 26 this month, signed with the Commanders’ practice squad on Oct. 16 after the Titans released him from injured reserve. He later earned a spot on the 53-player roster and, in eight games, he made 10 catches for 130 yards, including a spectacular one-handed touchdown reception.
Burks entered the NFL as the 18th overall pick of the Titans in 2022. The Titans acquired that selection by trading wide receiver A.J. Brown to the Eagles, and the decision to trade Brown rather than sign him to a long-term deal did not work out for Tennessee.
Burks was limited to 22 games in his first two seasons, and he tore his ACL in the fifth game of the 2024 campaign. He had 53 catches for 699 yards and a touchdown.
Burks fractured his collarbone last summer and landed on injured reserve to start the 2025 season.
Word emerged earlier this week that the Commanders were not planning to place a restricted free agent tender on kicker Jake Moody, which would have made him an unrestricted free agent next week.
But now, Moody isn’t going anywhere.
Per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, Moody has agreed to a one-year deal to return to Washington for 2026.
Moody, a 49ers’ third-round pick in 2023, ended the 2025 season with Washington. Appearing in six games for the club, Moody connected on 10-of-11 field goals and 10-of-11 extra points.
San Francisco waived Moody after he missed a pair of field goals in Week 1. He kicked in two games for Chicago before making his way to Washington late in the year.
In his 40 career games, Moody has made 78.0 percent of his field goal attempts and 97.3 percent of his extra points.
There’s an interesting postscript to the news that former Commanders center Tyler Biadasz has agreed to terms with the Chargers.
Biadasz, contrary to published reports, never visited the Bears, per a source with knowledge of the situation.
Word of a Biadasz trip to Chicago emerged on Tuesday, not long after Bears starting center Drew Dalman, a 2025 Pro Bowler, abruptly and unexpectedly retired.
The timing and wording of the initial report made waves in some circles, given that it created the impression that the visit was happening before Biadasz was officially released by the Commanders. And while tampering is rampant in the NFL, blatant and obvious violations can quickly attract the attention of 345 Park Avenue.
In this case, there’s no there there. Biadasz never went to Chicago, even though the Bears still have an obvious need at a fairly important position on the offensive line.
The Chargers are in need of a starting center, and Tyler Biadasz is available.
Biadasz is visiting with the team today, Daniel Popper of TheAthletic.com.
Veteran Bradley Bozeman retired earlier this week, leaving the Chargers looking for a new center. He started 33 of a possible 34 games the past two seasons.
The Commanders cut Biadasz this week, and he already has visited the Bears, who saw their center, Drew Dalman, retire. Biadasz was due to make $8.3 million in 2026, with a $1 million roster bonus due on April 1.
Biadasz spent the past two seasons with the Commanders, starting 31 games in Washington and 53 games over four seasons with the Cowboys. He landed on injured reserve in Week 18 with a knee and an ankle injury.
A fourth-round pick of the Cowboys in 2020, Biadasz made the Pro Bowl in 2022.
Every player needs an agent who is always on the lookout for his best interests. Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels has the ideal person for the job.
His mother, Regina Jackson, is his NFLPA-certified contract advisor.
Ben Standig recently spotted that Jackson is now listed by the union as the only person representing Daniels. Previously, he’d been represented by both Jackson and Ron Butler.
The move to rely solely on Jackson comes at an important moment in his career. After the 2026 season, Daniels will be eligible for a second contract. The goal will be to do enough this year to persuade the Commanders to get the deal done before his fourth NFL season.
The situation is similar to the arrangement employed by Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson. His mother, Felicia Jones, has been instrumental in the management of his career. Unlike Jones, however, Regina Jackson is the CBA-authorized representative for Daniels. She can negotiate directly with the Commanders, because she has fulfilled the various requirements for certification to represent NFL players in their contract discussions.
She’ll have direct access to NFLPA resources regarding comparable contracts and other relevant information for negotiating the best possible deal. And she’s in position to serve as a buffer between the Commanders and Daniels.
Daniels isn’t the first quarterback to have an NFLPA-certified agent who was also a family member. Former Colts quarterback Andrew Luck was represented by his uncle, Will Wilson.
The team’s willingness to extend Daniels after the 2026 season will depend largely on how the 2026 season goes.
Defensive end Drake Jackson will be sticking around Washington in 2026.
Jackson’s agent Drew Rosenhaus announced that his client has agreed to terms on a new contract with the Commanders. It is a one-year extension with no other terms disclosed.
Jackson signed with the Commanders last October and went on injured reserve to continue recovering from a patellar tendon surgery he had to repair a 2023 injury. He returned to play in the final three games of the season and recorded three tackles.
The 49ers drafted Jackson in the second round in 2022 and he had six sacks in 23 games before injuring his knee. He missed the entire 2024 season as a result and will try for his first full season since his rookie year with the Commanders.
