The Washington Commanders Players in the Most Danger of Being Cut
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0 Share Newsweek is a Trust Project member See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Training camp is officially underway for several NFL teams while others will be easing into camp throughout the next week.
The Arizona Cardinals and Carolina Panthers kick off the 2026 preseason with their Hall of Fame Game clash on Thursday, Aug. 6 on NBC, and Week 1 of the preseason officially kicks off the following week on Aug. 13.
As we count down the days until the start of the NFL regular season — which kicks off with a Super Bowl LX rematch between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots on “Sunday Night Football” on Sept. 9 — we continue to look at key offseason storylines for each of the league’s 32 teams.
This week, we’re looking as the players most in danger of being cut during the preseason, and we’re finishing up with the Washington Commanders.
The Commanders may not have a Bijan Robinson or a Jahmyr Gibbs, but they do have a solid stable of running backs who are capable of putting up big numbers in a combined effort.
Jacory Croskey-Merritt had a solid debut season last year, rushing for 8-5 yards and eight touchdowns as the lead back. Jerome Ford is only 26, and he ran for 813 yards and four scores three seasons ago when he was thrust into starting duty in Cleveland. He’s also a threat out of the backfield, logging 107 catches, 647 yards, and five touchdowns as a receiver.
Rachaad White was 10 yards away from a 1,000-yard season in 2023 with the Bucs, and he could be fill a 1B role for the Commanders along with Croskey-Merritt. Rookie sixth-rounder Kaytron Allen put up back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons at Penn State the last two years.
All that to say Jeremy McNichols likely doesn’t have a role in Washington anymore, and he could find himself looking for a new team sooner rather than later.
Given the need the Commanders have at wide receiver, it seems strange the team could be cutting one before the start of the regular season. Terry McLaurin, Dyami Brown, and Antonio Williams are expected to be 1-2-3 on the depth chart, leaving an open competition for the WR4 and WR5 spots.
Former first-rounder Treylon Burks impressed the Commanders coaches in limited action last year, and he could earn a shot to see what he can do over a full season. Jaylin Lane and Luke McCaffrey both played limited roles last year, but are worth keeping around, nonetheless.
That leaves Van Jefferson, Jacoby Jones, Jaden Bradley, Chris Hilton Jr., and Nick Nash as the odd men out here. Jefferson is a seven-year veteran, but he’s never really carved out a role for himself anywhere. That trend continues this year.
Washington has 10 guards on its roster heading into camp. Chris Paul and Sam Cosmi were the team’s starting guards last year, and there’s no reason why that shouldn’t be the case heading into camp.
The Commanders also have good depth behind them with Andrew Wylie, Nick Allegretti and Brandon Coleman, in addition to Tyler Cooper, Julian Good-Jones, Timothy McKay, Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu, and rookie Tanoa Togiai.
But with a $6 million salary, Allegretti could be released to free up some cap room and give an opportunity to some of the younger players.
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