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Daily Slop - 24 Jul 25 - Commanders makeover: new meeting rooms, locker room, nutrition center & practice bubble

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The Athletic (paywall)

Commanders, D.C. City Council near agreement on stadium development at RFK site: Sources

Sources briefed on the discussions say a vote of the Council may come as soon as Aug. 1. Two days of public hearings — one for public witness testimony, one for Commanders’ officials — have already been scheduled for early next week.

Mendelson said in the radio interview on Tuesday that D.C. and the Commanders “were very far down the road” in negotiations.

“I think if we can improve the financial terms, that we get at least some of the tax revenues from the site, I think that would be a good thing,”

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Mendelson said. “And if we can have some assurances that the promises of the mixed-use development will occur within timelines that have been suggested, if we can have assurances of that, I think that’s a good thing.”

“We are nearing the goal line. We’re in the red zone,” at-large councilmember Kenyan McDuffie, the chair pro tempore of the Council, said in a phone interview Wednesday. “And I’m optimistic that we’re going to have a vote, and approval of this deal, soon. But, certainly, before the Commanders take the field on Sept. 7 and give us our first win of the season.”

Mendelson said Tuesday in an interview with 106.7 FM The Fan that he believed a majority of the current 12-member council “want to get to yes” on the stadium deal.

“I’ve thought that for a while, and I think that’s still true,” Mendelson said in the interview. “And when I hear comments, which I have heard from some other folks, not on the council, about how the council wants to blow up this deal, that’s just not correct.”

NBC4 in Washington first reported the significant progress toward a deal Wednesday morning.

Commanders.com

New locker room makes big reveal after months of renovation

In the new lockers, the chair and its surrounding components have sliding doors and the ability to be lifted, revealing tons of places to put stuff.

“The apparel is hidden, which gives everything a cleaner look,” co-equipment manager Drew Curls explained. “There’s also more storage underneath because it’s a deeper locker. It can hold more.”

Storage space and easy access to personal items are just a couple of several elements implemented with players in mind. Drying gear was a concern that the equipment team brought to Longhorn Lockers. Before, a cluttered and crowded ventilation system was set up outside in a hallway. All of the players’ gear couldn’t even fit in this area. Now, there’s a new way, which ensures every item of each player, from shoulders pads to helmets to cleats, is dried within two hours.

“The dryers within each locker make sure the players aren’t going out to practice with wet or damp gear,” said co-equipment manager Justin Brooks. “Everything is about player comfort.”

Outside of the individual lockers themselves, the space features a new sound system, a new, bigger sauna (that changes colors!), a new steam room, more private showers, more toilets and one cohesive sitting area with sofa chairs.

All in all, the new locker room shows itself as a kind of sanctuary rather than a mere pit stop. And when players don’t mind staying a while, they might just spend more time together in an environment very different than a meeting room or practice field. For a culture all about brotherhood, that might just be as valuable as the many state-of-the-art amenities.

Washington Post (paywall)

To become a quarterback with ‘no limits,’ Jayden Daniels put in the work

Daniels focused on footwork, the foundation of quarterback success. Daniels practiced his first step, from both shotgun and under center. He sharpened his three-step and five-step drops in different cadences. Daniels can time his drops to different route concepts and personnel — quicker feet in wideout-heavy formations, more languid in groupings with multiple tight ends. His natural rhythm and timing, ingrained since his days as a Pop Warner quarterback, floor Porter. “He’s the best in the NFL,” Porter said.

Daniels focused on “control within the pocket,” he said, always looking past the pass rush. “I might have to emulate breaking a tackle, breaking a sack and keep my eyes downfield and keeping my feet in position to make throws.”

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Commanders.com

Training camp notebook

— We’ll start with the offensive line. Although this is subject to change for the rest of camp, the starting group looked like this from left to right: Laremy Tunsil, Brandon Coleman, Tyler Biadasz, Nick Allegretti and Andrew Wylie. That was the expected setup heading into camp, but players like Nate Herbig could push for the right guard spot while Cosmi recovers. Josh Conerly worked in with the second unit, which was also expected.

— Speaking of Cosmi, head coach Dan Quinn said there was a possibility for the guard to be back in action for Week 1, which would be a quick turnaround for a player who tore his ACL in January. Cosmi had an excellent offseason, Quinn said Tuesday, and he has hit all his markers. Cosmi is currently on the Active/Physically Unable to Perform list, which means he can return to action at any time. Had he been placed on the Reserve/PUP list, he would have been required to miss the first four games.

— Daniels started training camp with a bang. He aired out a shot to new wide receiver Deebo Samuel with tight coverage from Tyler Owens, and Samuel made the catch with ease over his shoulder for the touchdown. Daniels and Samuel have been working on their chemistry all summer, and clearly that work has paid off.

— Here’s something of note to keep an eye on: Owens got work with the starting defense and was lined up at nickel. Owens was primarily a special teams player last season, but the staff loves him and is high on his future.

ESPN

2025 Washington Commanders training camp: Latest intel, updates

  • As he did in the spring, rookie Josh Conerly Jr., worked with the second offensive line behind veteran Andrew Wylie. This isn’t a surprise as Quinn will make him earn the job — just as he did last year when he did not hand the starting QB job to Daniels.
  • Linebacker Von Miller, who will wear 24 in Washington, took several pass-rushing reps vs. Conerly. He was able to drive Conerly back on one bull rush, though the rookie eventually anchored. Another time Conerly maintained outside leverage to negate a rush. Otherwise, quick passes negated any chance for pressure.
Monumental Sports

McLaurin’s holdout, high hopes mark Day 1 of Commanders camp

Kicker Matt Gay, who signed with the team in late April, went 5-for-5 on field goals. The respective distances of each kick: 33 yards, 38 yards, 44 yards, 50 yards and 53 yards. A good start to camp.

Cosmi has a chance to be ready for Week 1, per Dan Quinn. Cosmi tore his ACL during Washington’s playoff loss to Philadelphia in late January and figured to miss the start of the season, at the minimum. Cosmi looked good when working with the training staff on the side field. Quinn is encouraged by what he’s seen from the guard, too.

Heavy.com

Tay Martin Adds to Commanders’ Options at Wide Receiver

Martin faces an uphill battle just to stick on the roster, with Florio pointing out “his stay in Washington could be dependent on how long McLaurin remains away from the team while looking for a new contract.”

At least Peters has the benefit of some inside information on the 27-year-old newcomer. It was the Niners who gave Martin a chance after no pro team deemed the former Oklahoma State standout worthy of a draft pick.

He hasn’t had much of a chance to prove his worth since, playing in a mere four games, but Martin did make his lone catch in the big league count. He hauled in this 49-yard touchdown against the Houston Texans last season.

The play showcased a speedster who can get vertical and use a 6-foot-3 frame to make a catch in traffic.

Heavy.com

2nd-year LB Jordan Magee Adds to Disruptive Defense

After a developmental rookie season, Magee now looks primed to carve out a rotational role. The second-year player offers speed, instincts, and physicality that could elevate Washington’s already formidable linebacker unit.

Magee may not be a household name yet, but that could change quickly. His blend of athleticism and hunger makes him a natural fit in Dan Quinn’s aggressive defensive system. While Wagner and Luvu bring veteran reliability, Magee’s energy and growth potential could become a key X-factor in the Commanders’ push for an elite front seven.

What’s made his leap in Year 2 so promising is the environment around him. Few young linebackers get to learn from two All-Pro talents like Wagner, a future Hall of Famer, and Luvu, one of the most versatile disruptors in the league. Wagner’s ability to diagnose plays and Luvu’s relentless motor have served as on-field blueprints for Magee, who now blends those lessons with his own natural instincts.

Magee’s growth also opens up rotational flexibility. Quinn and defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr. love to rotate their front seven and keep players fresh. With Magee showing readiness to take live reps, the Commanders can ease the load on Wagner and Luvu, especially late in games or down the stretch of the season.

NFL.com

NFL training camp: Anthony Richardson, Travis Etienne among veterans who could lose starting roles

Andrew Wylie - Washington Commanders · OT

Wylie has been Washington’s right tackle in each of the past two seasons, but the results have been disappointing. What he’s added in terms of intangibles has not offset his subpar play on the field, even with the terrific success of the Jayden Daniels-led offense last year. The Commanders kept Wylie around after he agreed to a $3.75 million pay cut, but his starting job is in jeopardy.

The Commanders appear to have two options to beat out Wylie. They could move Brandon Coleman, last year’s left tackle, over to the right side, with trade addition Laremy Tunsil taking over at LT. (Coleman [is more likely to] vie for the starting left guard spot.) There’s also first-round OT Josh Conerly Jr., who’s viewed as the future at the position.

Dan Quinn made Daniels earn the starting job a year ago, and he’ll treat Conerly the same. But his athleticism and light feet appear to be a fine fit in this offense, so it feels like more of a question of when Conerly will win the job than if.

Podcasts & videos

Commanders Training Camp Day 1 Field Pass | Command Center

Commanders Camp Report: Day 1 Reaction from NFL Insider Lake Lewis Jr

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Commanders.com

PHOTOS | Commanders kick off training camp

Check out the top photos of the Washington Commanders as they go through their first day of camp.

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Bleeding Green Nation

EAGLES PRACTICE NOTES

  • EAGLES INJURY UPDATES: The Eagles officially placed Nakobe Dean on the active/PUP list. Jalen Carter (shoulder) and Kenyon Green (knee) did not practice but their injuries aren’t considered to be very serious. Jihaad Campbell (shoulder) and Cam Jurgens (back) were listed as limited. Tariq Castro-Fields seemed to get banged up late in practice. Myles Hinton was a full participant after leaving the Eagles’ final spring practice early.
  • JIHAAD CAMPBELL UPDATE: The Eagles’ 2025 first-round pick was listed as limited but he didn’t seem to miss many reps, if any. It’s possible he wouldn’t have been practicing to the same extent if the team was in pads. We’ll see how that goes once those come on. Still, good to see him out there after Vic Fangio previously said he wouldn’t be able to practice until August. Campbell lined up at second-team linebacker next to fellow rookie Smael Mondon Jr. in team drills. He broke up a Tanner McKee pass meant for Danny Gray at one point.

COOPER DEJEAN IS SOMETIMES A SAFETY: The Billie Jean remix about Cooper DeJean not being a safety is no longer true. DeJean took two reps lined up on the back end of the defense next to Reed Blankenship (The Exciting Whites package) when the Eagles were in base on Wednesday. Fangio previously talked about this possibility back in the spring but we didn’t actually see DeJean line up at safety during the media-attended OTA and minicamp practices. It’s clear that the Eagles want DeJean to be on the field for 100% of their defensive snaps, as they should.

Blogging the Boys

NFL insider suggests Dallas Cowboys wait on big deals as PR investment for attention

Adam Schefter suggested a common Dallas Cowboys fan conspiracy theory.

One of the more interesting answers from Schefter was to a question about the Cowboys’ philosophy with extensions. We have talked and talked and talked and talked about how the way they do things is difficult to justify as it literally all of the time generally leads to them paying more than if they had been proactive.

Schefter brought up the Dak Prescott contract situation of last year. Many Cowboys fans were opposed to the extension happening, but speaking in terms of the financials of it all it is difficult to disagree with Schefter in that if the Cowboys had acted swiftly they could/would have paid less than they ultimately did.

“If we go back to last offseason, it’s very easy to say it now. Hindsight. But I would have said it back then. I was surprised that there were no conversations with Dak in February about a new deal. Couple of months later, Jared Goff gets done at $52M and then there are more quarterbacks that get done. And all of a sudden Dak’s at 60.”

“So if they had gotten him done at the time of Jared Goff, it’s 52. It’s 53. So it cost them an extra 7 by waiting. What was the advantage of waiting? I don’t know. Maybe Jerry liked that everybody was talking about Dak Prescott all summer. Maybe he got $7M worth of PR. That definitely could be the case.”

“But to me I’d rather sign him up early and have that $7M to go spend on Derrick Henry. But I’m not going to argue with how they do things. Jerry’s unbelievable.”

The idea that the Cowboys operate in this overall manner for attention is one that I have always struggled to square personally. It makes such little sense for the Cowboys - already the most popular team in the world by many metrics, not necessarily a group struggling for attention - to do this. It would be like the ocean demanding we pour buckets of water into it so it could be more wet.

As noted though it is so difficult to logically square the way the team handles their business that we are far enough down the flow chart/rabbit hole of options to where this makes sense. Heck, even Adam Schefter is suggesting it. Think about that. This isn’t some random comment from your local watering hole. This is the NFL’s foremost insider offering this as a legitimate possibility.

We would all like to believe an alternative reality. At this point though... how can we?

Big Blue View

Giants training camp: What we learned on Day 1

GM Joe Schoen said the Giants expect [left tackle Andrew] Thomas, who has missed 18 games with a variety of leg, foot and ankle issues the past two seasons, to be ready for the season-opener against the Washington Commanders.

“He should be ready for the opener,” Schoen said. “Again, things change. You can never be one hundred percent, but we’re going to take it day by day with him. When he is ready, he’ll be out there, but we anticipate him to be ready for the opener.”

“The work is going to always show. There are a lot of guys that work all year round so the work will show,” Nabers said. “I feel like I should be one of those top guys in a few years, if not next year. That’s just me personally, but time will tell.”

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Pro Football Talk

Packers report a record $432.6 million in revenue sharing

Packers president Mark Murphy presented his final annual financial report Wednesday, reporting the team’s national revenue sharing from the previous fiscal year was a record $432.6 million. The NFL’s revenue sharing 18 years ago — when Murphy gave his first report — was $138 million per team, Rob Demovsky of ESPN reports.

The revelation by the league’s only publicly owned team means the NFL shared a record $13.8 billion in revenue from the previous fiscal year.

The Athletic (paywall)

Bears training camp observations: Offense draws Ben Johnson’s ire

This was the moment, the first snap of team drills all summer. It had been six weeks. Williams took the snap, dropped back to pass … and got picked off.

Chicago Bears tight end Cole Kmet wasn’t taken aback when head coach Ben Johnson pulled the starting offense off the field during a drill in the first practice of training camp.

“I think that’s on par for how Ben is,” Kmet said.

After a completion to Kmet in 11-on-11 work, Johnson had to yell at the offense to re-huddle up when things weren’t right. Quarterback Caleb Williams connected with Kmet on the next play, but then twice he had to gather the offense in the huddle.

Johnson had seen enough. The first-team offense went to the side, and in came the backups.

“If you’re not doing it right, he’s gonna get you out and he’s not going to (let) that stuff continue,” Kmet said. “It’s just a lesson to us that you got to be on the details. We got to be on the details going into practice and we’re going to get our reps in.”

It’s going to be a theme of the start of the Johnson era — the attention to detail and accountability. We all have to be a little careful. Matt Eberflus wasn’t some soft coach who cut corners when he arrived, but Johnson’s intensity is apparent when things aren’t going right.

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Washington Post (paywall)

Terry McLaurin’s holdout is a concern, not a crisis for the Commanders

Let’s be clear about the Terry McLaurin situation: It’s uncomfortable, not unprecedented. Yes, practice began at Washington Commanders training camp Wednesday without the team’s top receiver and model citizen. No, this isn’t a nuclear standoff. It’s July, not September. There’s time.

[F]or now, let’s take this as an interesting stalemate, one in which both sides have reasonable theoretical arguments.

McLaurin: “If I’m not there, who’s your No. 1 receiver? Deebo Samuel? He’s more of a Swiss army knife who has just one 1,000-yard receiving season in a six-year career. Journeyman Chris Moore, who lined up with the first team Wednesday morning? He has never caught more than 48 passes in a season. I haven’t caught fewer than 77 in each of the past five years. Enjoy that.”

General Manager Adam Peters: “Sure. But you’re really going to hold out into the regular season and not play under the final year of your current contract? Have fun forfeiting that money and hitting free agency in your age-31 season.”

So expect a deal. It feels every bit a when-not-if situation, which had to be the reason for Peters’s calm demeanor when he addressed the situation Tuesday, in the hours before McLaurin missed the team’s mandatory reporting time and officially became a holdout.

[I]t’s important to acknowledge what we don’t know and to understand how that makes it almost impossible to side with either the team or the player. What is McLaurin asking for? What is the team offering? Is the gap in money? Or in years? Or in the guarantee? Or some combination of all of those elements?

And believing the sides will find common ground doesn’t mean it won’t be tricky finding it.

He’s just not here right now. That feels temporary. The Commanders need McLaurin. McLaurin needs the Commanders. The season opener isn’t until Sept. 7. There’s time.

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