Another second-round pick has agreed to terms on his rookie deal.
According to multiple reports, cornerback Trey Amos has agreed to a four-year pact with the Commanders. Amos was the 61st overall selection in April.
There were 30 unsigned second-round picks earlier this week, but Amos is one of seven picks to agree to terms in the last couple of days. The amount of overall guaranteed money in the deals were the sticking point in negotiations and the dam breaking should lead to several more agreements in the near future.
Amos played at Louisiana and Alabama before finishing up his college time at Ole Miss last season. He had 50 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions, and a forced fumble in 13 starts.
Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin described himself as “pretty frustrated” with the pace of his negotiations for a new contract, and said he hasn’t decided if he will show up to training camp without a new contract. But Commanders tight end Zach Ertz believes McLaurin will be ready to go when the time comes.
Ertz told Kay Adams that McLaurin will work hard to get himself ready to play in the Commanders’ Week One game against the Giants whether he’s doing it on his own or at training camp.
“I don’t know the business of what’s going on. I’m not privy to the conversations. But what is it? July 16? The first game is September 7. There’s a lot of time between now and then to get something done,” Ertz said. “Everyone knows Terry’s working his butt off whether he’s in the building or not in the building.”
Ertz said he believes players should stay out of their teammates’ business when it comes to contracts, but he hopes the Commanders give McLaurin the contract he’s asking for.
“As a player that’s gone through contract situations, public contract situations, I appreciated that my teammates weren’t out there giving their opinions and everything like that,” Ertz said. “So I’m not going to come out here and say one thing or the other. But what I do know is Terry’s going to do everything he can to be at his best when his best is needed. Fortunately, his best is not needed tomorrow or early next week. It’s needed toward the end of training camp, Week One. For me, I’m rooting for Terry. I hope he gets paid as much as he wants to get paid. But in terms of the business side of it, I’m going to stay far away from that.”
The MVP of Super Bowl 50 has a new team.
Per multiple reports — and as announced by the player himself on social media — Von Miller has agreed to terms with the Commanders.
The second overall pick in the 2011 draft, Millers has played for the Broncos, Rams, and Bills.
During the 2021 season, Denver traded Miller to the Rams. He capped the season with his second Super Bowl win. In the offseason, he signed with the Bills.
Miller had six sacks in 2024 and none in 2023. For his career, he has 129.5. That’s 25th on the all-time list.
Terms of the deal have not been leaked. Which often means there’s nothing regarding the deal about which the player or his agents should be bragging.
Regardless, the deal will at some point become known. We’ll break it down here when it does.
Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels had a wildly successful first season, leading his team to the NFC Championship Game and winning AP offensive rookie of the year.
But that doesn’t automatically mean he’ll be able to pick up right where he left off when the Commanders take on the Giants to open the season on Sept. 7.
Given Daniels’ work ethic, however, veteran teammate Zach Ertz is particularly confident that the quarterback will continue to progress in Year 2.
“I think he had a phenomenal year last year,” Ertz said in an interview with Kay Adams this week. “And I think when he goes back and watches the film, I, as a tight end, can’t exactly say what he needs to improve on. But I know there’s always things in this league that you can improve on. Going into my 13th year, there’s things that I’m continually trying to get better at. And, really, that’s all sports. That’s the best part about sports, is you can always find something to work on because no one is a perfect player. So for Jayden, I’m sure it’s just little things — consistency, footwork, timing, whatever it is. There’s something that he is working on because he’s a guy who loves to put in the work, loves the process, and has very, very high standards for himself.
“He has such high confidence in himself because he wants to be so great that it really resonates with the rest of the guys on the field and on the team with him. So, from the outside looking in, you could say he had a phenomenal year. But in the back of his mind, he’s saying, ‘I could be better this year.’ And it’s crazy going into his second year, how good he was last year. But he’s going to have that mentality for, hopefully, the next 15 years.”
Being in the league for a while and seeing his share of quarterbacks, Ertz has an appreciation for how Daniels performs and how he handles himself.
“His humility — the thing about Jayden is, things really haven’t changed,” Ertz said. “He’s such a humble guy. He is just one of the guys. And oftentimes, when you see guys come in that were drafted as high as he was, that won the Heisman — they come in with almost an ego. And Jayden was just a guy that wanted to learn. I think that’s so rare, and I think that speaks about the type of person he is, the type of person that he’ll continue to be.
“Yeah, his confidence, his comfort in the offense has grown from last year when first he came in to now — the offseason, OTAs. His demeanor, his ability to execute, yeah, it’s improved. But the person has not changed at all.”
Daniels completed 69 percent of his passes last season for 3,568 yards with 25 touchdowns and nine interceptions. He also rushed for 891 yards with six TDs. In three postseason games, he completed 66 percent of his throws for 822 yards with five touchdowns and one pick.
Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson landed a contract extension this week, but another former Ohio State wideout is still looking for a new deal of his own.
Terry McLaurin did not attend the Commanders’ offseason workouts as he looks for a contract that will keep him in Washington beyond the 2025 season. McLaurin has a base salary of $15.5 million for the coming season, which lags far behind the numbers in Wilson’s new deal and those signed by a number of other receivers since McLaurin signed his pact with the NFC East team.
On Tuesday, McLaurin said that he’s unhappy with the lack of progress that’s been made toward a new deal.
“I’ve been pretty frustrated, I’m not gonna lie,” McLaurin said, via JP Finlay of NBC Washington. “Everything that has transpired up to this point has been disappointing and frustrating. I’ve wanted to continue my career here, created my life here. My wife and I bought our first home here so this is somewhere where I’ve always wanted to be. Just to see how things have played out is disappointing.”
The Commanders report to training camp next week and McLaurin said he’s still figuring out whether he’ll join the team.
“I haven’t decided that yet,” McLaurin said. “I’m trying to take things day by day. I think that’s the disappointing part where I was hoping up until this point that things would clear up more than they have. I haven’t made that decision yet. I just want to see how the rest of this week goes and take it day by day from there.”
McLaurin’s comments did not paint a picture of two sides close to coming to an agreement, so there’s a good chance he won’t be doing any on-field work even if he does decide to report to camp. Either way, the situation is going to be a lead storyline as the Commanders get to work on building off their NFC Championship game appearance.
