The Washington Commanders got some unfortunate injury news yesterday. Left tackle Laremy Tunsil left the field after a 1-on-1 with Odafe Oweh, and was taken to the team facility for evaluation. An MRI showed he tore his triceps which will likely require surgery. He is expected to miss most, or all, of his second season with the Commanders. Tunsil just signed a 2-year, $60 million contract extension that reestablish him as the highest-paid LT in the league.
The big question everyone wanted answered
yesterday was who would replace Tunsil at LT. Andrew Wylie replaced him in practice yesterday, but he has only played 5 snaps there in his career. Brandon Coleman was Washington’s starting LT during his rookie season in 2024 and he filled in for Tunsil for the last three games of the 2025 season.
The Athletic’s Nicki Jhabvala reports that the plan is for Coleman to move back to his former position of LT. He had been in a training camp battle with Chris Paul for the starting LG position. Coleman started last season at LG, before coding the starting role to Paul for the remainder of the games.
Coleman has started 15 games at LT for the Commanders, and will now enter his third season getting time at the position. There was speculation that GM Adam Peters could bring in a free agent like Taylor Decker, or move second-year OT Josh Conerly Jr to his college position on the left side. Washington could still bring in a veteran for competition, but for now, the job is Coleman’s.
