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Commanders cornerback Trey Amos provides injury update
He appeared in 10 games, making eight starts, and was probably Washington’s best cornerback until a broken fibula ended his season in Week 10. In a year where the Commanders lost so many players to injuries, Amos’ loss was particularly stinging because of how well he was playing before the injury.
According to Amos, he’s perfectly fine.
In a recent Instagram Live, a fan asked Amos about his leg. Here’s his response:
“Leg’s going good, man, for real, for real,” Amos said. “I just left
a workout nearly five minutes ago.”
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NFL Draft Profile: LB Sonny Styles
Ohio State has three high profile defensive players that could all be drafted within the top 10 picks in this month’s NFL Draft: Arvel Reese, Sonny Styles and Caleb Downs. All three have been linked to the Washington Commanders at certain points, so this week I’ll be doing breakdowns on all three. I already broke down the fourth Ohio State player, Carnell Tate, when I looked at wide receivers last week, so check out that post if you missed it. But today I’m going to be starting the week with linebacker Sonny Styles.
Sonny Styles is one of the most athletic linebacker prospects in NFL history. That sounds over the top, but it’s true according to RAS (relative athletic score). RAS is a site that records NFL combine measurements for each prospect as far back as 1987. At 6-foot-5, 244 pounds, Styles ran an outstanding 4.46 40-yard dash, but also had elite numbers in the explosive measurements like his 43.5-inch vertical jump and agility testing like his 4.26 20-yard shuttle. They’re impressive numbers if you’re familiar with the combine, but if you’re not, RAS puts it into great perspective. Out of the 3460 linebacker prospects from 1987 to 2026, RAS ranked Styles as the fourth best athlete.
Given his athleticism, it might not surprise you to hear that Styles actually entered college playing safety before transitioning into a linebacker. When you think of a safety converting to linebacker, you often associate it with 220-230 pound players that are good in coverage and ok chasing down running backs but can get overpowered a bit in the run game when taking on blocks. That’s not Styles. Styles has a bit of extra weight to him at 244 pounds, but he also has a violent and physical playstyle which means he’s not afraid to take on blockers much bigger than him and stand them up with good pop.
He consistently shows a willingness to attack blockers and take them on, instead of just trying to work around them.
Of course, just because Styles can provide pop and work through blocks doesn’t mean he can’t also use his athleticism to avoid blockers too. Styles generally does a good job mirroring the movements of the running back and if he needs to, he can make quick movements to avoid blockers in his pursuit of the back.
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Treydan Stukes, Arizona
Stukes’ story starts with zero recruiting stars and ends with a 4.33 at the NFL Combine — third-fastest time among all safety prospects in Indianapolis. Nobody who walked on at Arizona in 2020 was supposed to run that fast. Nobody who tore their ACL mid-season in 2024 was supposed to come back and post four interceptions, six pass breakups, and earn AP Third-Team All-American honors the following year. Stukes did both.
He’s a nickel-safety hybrid — best in zone, where he can keep his eyes on the quarterback and trigger downhill. At Arizona, he rotated between Cover 1, Cover 3, and split-safety looks, which tells you how much the coaching staff trusted his football IQ. On film, the standout trait is his explosiveness at the catch point. He times his arrival to disrupt throws before they can be caught rather than letting receivers make the grab and then tackling them. His interception at the Sugar Bowl against Ole Miss is a perfect snapshot — he reads the crossing route, breaks before the throw, and attacks the ball in the air rather than waiting for it to arrive.
The questions at the next level center on man coverage — he gives up too much ground inside to receivers when asked to play on an island, and his build-up speed means he can’t consistently recover if he gets stacked vertically. The comp scouts are landing on is Minkah Fitzpatrick before the position solidified — a versatile, zone-based chess piece who wins with instincts and speed. In a Daronte Jones defense built around two-high coverage and free safety range, Stukes’ 4.33 speed and elite ball skills could make him one of the Day 2-3 steals of this entire draft.
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Roob’s Observations: Can someone explain why the Eagles need a new stadium?
WHY DO THE EAGLES NEED A NEW STADIUM? It was weird hearing Jeff Lurie speak Sunday about starting the process of researching what a new Eagles stadium might look like. The Eagles don’t need a new stadium. This will be the Eagles’ 24th year at the Linc, and unlike the 24th year of the Vet – which was 1994 – it’s in impeccable shape, beautifully maintained, offering all the amenities fans could ever need. Lurie said, “We want to maximize fan amenities and attract the best possible environment for Philadelphia.” They already have that.
What could they possibly improve on? Sight lines are great, concessions are fine, the concourses are nice and wide, there are elevators and escalators everywhere, parking isn’t ideal but it’s good enough. Are we really going to spend $10 billion just to add a few more suites for rich people and a retractable roof that we don’t need so everything costs more?
If this is all about trying to lure a Super Bowl to Philly, who cares? We don’t need a Super Bowl. How does it serve Eagles fans to spend $10 billion to have the Chiefs and Seahawks playing in South Philly? And if the Eagles happen to be in the Super Bowl when it’s in Philly, that’s great, but it won’t make it any easier for Eagles fans to get tickets. Really, I don’t understand any of this. The Linc is just fine.
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4 reasons the Cowboys should pursue free agent linebacker Bobby Wagner
Of course, with Wagner heading into his 15th season in the league, the first thing many might say is why bring someone with that much wear and tear on his body? In this case, there are factors that make Wagner worth taking a look at, and here are four of them.
Still playing at a high level
Wagner finished with 162 tackles last season which ranked fifth in the NFL. He also finished ninth in the league in defensive stops with 52 per Pro Football Focus, which means he’s still stopping plays for minimal gains. Wagner only missed eight tackles, logged 4.5 sacks, two interceptions, and 20 pressures last season. On top of all of that, Wagners 1,132 snaps were the most in his career, and it also led all defenders in 2025.
Veteran leadership
The Cowboys have several young linebackers on the roster in DeMarvion Overshown, Marist Liufau, and Shemar James. While they’re all talented in their own right, there’s still things they need to work on, and in Overshown’s case, he needs to stay healthy. These are perfect students for a guy like Wagner. Not only can he refine their game by teaching them what to do and what not to do, but Wagner has survived a decade and a half in the NFL, which gives him a ton of knowledge on how to take care of his body.
Reliable
Your best ability is availability in sports, and Wagner has mastered that aspect. He’s played in 219 out of a possible 229 games in his career since being drafted in 2012, and he’s only missed one game over the last five seasons. If he were to be signed by Dallas, he likely wouldn’t have to play as many snaps as he’s used to, which would aid him in staying healthy.
He doesn’t have an agent
This factor should make Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones smile from ear to ear. He’s openly tried to make handshake deals in the past, with the most recent being with former Cowboy Micah Parsons. If he can negotiate without an agent, Jones is in heaven.
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NY Giants 2026 NFL Draft: Linebacker options on all 3 days of the draft
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Keyshaun Elliott, Arizona State
Elliott is a former two-star recruit who managed to be a very productive college football player at New Mexico State and then Arizona State. He had 301 total tackles, 28.5 for a loss, 11.5 sacks, and 128 STOPs, with a 19.1% missed tackle rate, which mostly came during his last season at New Mexico State (2023). Elliott was one of just two FBS players with 90+ tackles, 14+ tackles for a loss and 7 sacks, which earned him a 2025 All Big-12 Second Team Defense honor. He had just 15 pressures in 2025 but turned them into 7 sacks. Elliott tested well in the explosive drills at the 2026 NFL Combine:
Keyshaun Elliott is a tackling machine with excellent vision and reactive quickness in the tackle box. He displays a very good ability to avoid clean contact in the hole and to execute his run assignment – he’s impressive as a run defender and he’s physical with excellent play strength. Elliott is smart with a long tackle radius, and the necessary pop on contact to halt rushers, while also possessing upside as a blitzing asset.
The issue with Elliott is his overall athletic ability. He doesn’t have sideline-to-sideline range and, while sufficient as an athlete against the run, he’s susceptible in coverage against athletic backs and tight ends, which could lead to exploitation at the next level. His testing will be important, but he’s a very good run defender who has an NFL future.
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With Sabres playoff berth, Jets own longest active playoff drought
For eight to nine months per year, the New York Jets and Buffalo Sabres shared the ignominious title of “longest active playoff drought in North American sports.”
No longer are they linked in infamy, as the Sabres clinched a playoff berth Saturday to snap their 14-year postseason drought — the longest in NHL history — with six games to spare.
The Jets are still going, at 15 years.
The latest official elimination for the Jets occurred last Dec. 7. The next day, the Sabres dropped their third straight game to fall to 11-14-4, seemingly on their way to a 15th straight season without a postseason berth.
What happened next was one of the greatest turnarounds in NHL history. The Sabres (46-22-8) are currently tied for first place in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
Aaron Glenn made that clear 14 months ago in his introductory news conference, and he reiterated it at the recent NFL springs meetings in Phoenix earlier this week.
Glenn got emotional when asked how often he thinks about it. He almost made it to a Super Bowl as a Jets’ cornerback in 1998 and decided years later that he’d devote himself to leading them there as a coach.
His voice quivered and his eyes turned watery.
“Every day,” he continued. “There’s not a day, there’s not an hour, there’s not a minute I don’t think about that.”
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What does SackSEER projection system say about the top edge rushers in the 2026 draft?
The 2026 NFL draft is a good one for edge rushers, with seven players projected to go in the first round. Our SackSEER projection system — which predicts sack totals across a player’s first five pro seasons — agrees with the consensus on many of this year’s top prospects. We also identify some strong candidates whose explosive characteristics make them worth taking a chance on despite mediocre collegiate sack production.
Projecting players from college to the pros is very difficult, and there’s a wide range of possibilities. So while you might be surprised that no prospect is projected with more than six sacks per season, be aware that obviously some of them will end up as double-digit sack artists, while others will struggle and disappear from games for long stretches.
One major change in SackSEER for this year is that we have removed consideration of three-cone drill times. It is the biggest victim of declining participation in predraft drills, as only two edge rusher prospects ran the three-cone at the combine this year. We can’t use it to consider players if no one is going to actually do it!
What follows is a ranking of the top edge rusher prospects for 2026, according to our model. We also identified one strong sleeper and one potentially overrated candidate.
The underrated edge rusher
Malachi Lawrence, UCF
SackSEER projection: 18.5 sacks through Year 5
Scouts Inc. ranking: 78
Similar historical prospects: Joseph Ossai, Jamie Collins Sr.
Lawrence didn’t have great stats in college, with only seven sacks as a senior in 2025. But SackSEER likes him as a sleeper prospect because he was outstanding in his workouts and thus scores very high on the explosion index. Lawrence ran a 4.52-second 40 with a 40-inch vertical and a 10-foot-10 broad jump.
Trey Moore (Texas) and Dani Dennis-Sutton (Penn State) are similar prospects to Lawrence, although slightly lower in SackSEER and in draft expectations. Dennis-Sutton was the only edge rusher at this year’s combine with a longer broad jump (10-foot-11) than Lawrence.
The overrated edge rusher
Zion Young, Missouri
SackSEER projection: 16.4 sacks through Year 5
Scouts Inc. ranking: 30
Similar historical prospects: Uchenna Nwosu, Andre Branch
Young comes out as the most likely to disappoint of the potential first-round prospects. His collegiate sack production was middling, with only 6.5 sacks in his senior year and just five combined sacks in the three seasons before that. His 4.70-second 40 is also fairly average.
