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The Commanders cut their roster down to the required 53 Tuesday afternoon, and the theme of the day is that overhaul continued under new general manager Adam Peters and new coach Dan Quinn. Just a week after trading Jahan Dotson to Philadelphia, Washington cut several members of recent draft classes, including 2023 picks Ricky Stromberg, Braeden Daniels, K.J. Henry, Chris Rodriguez and Andre Jones Jr.
That leaves only two players — cornerback Emmanuel Forbes Jr. and safety Quan Martin — from a seven-player group drafted just 16 months ago.
Peters and Quinn knew there was a lot of work to do with this roster, and with a bevy of offseason signings and a nine-player draft class (including six top 100 picks), they quickly got to work turning over a new leaf. The result is a roster that’s nearly unrecognizable from a year ago and a sentiment that a new direction is being taken. From 2020-23 under Ron Rivera, Washington drafted 33 players. Only 12 of those players are still on the roster.
“We’re always going to make what we think is the best decision for the team,” Quinn said Tuesday. “That’s our obligation. There’s no ‘ours’ or ‘theirs,’ or any of that kind of good stuff. Like once I was here, I connected with lots of players here. So yeah, no looking at it as anything other than just do what we need to do best for the team and really that’s where it starts and ends.”
Keep in mind that the “final” 53 is a misnomer. This is in no way final. Washington holds the second waiver wire claim spot, only after the Panthers. Given the cuts around the league plus some clear areas of need, this group is an ever-evolving one that will change starting tomorrow afternoon, when waiver claims and practice squad spots process.
“As the wire comes back out today, obviously the scouting department is the key part of that, of assessing a player that may be on another team that gets released and a current…
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Author : Zachary Pereles
Publish date : 2024-08-28 00:36:12
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