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With the completion of the 2024 NFL season, the sports book released odds for every team to win Super Bowl 60, with the Eagles being the favorite at +600, followed by the Chiefs, Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens in second place at +700.
The Commanders slot in at +1900, tied for the eighth-best odds to make it to the big game and secure a title.
With Daniels at the helm and another offseason to build a squad for Dan Quinn to work with, Washington’s potential is limiteless and they could be in a good spot come this time next year.
Here’s a look at the six franchises with the toughest tasks ahead of them in the 2025 free agency period. Before we get there, though, here are a pair of teams that just missed the top six and earned the honorable mention label.
Washington Commanders
2024 record: 12-5
The Commanders have an absurd 28 unrestricted free agents heading into March, per Over The Cap, including strong defensive contributors like Bobby Wagner, Jeremy Chinn, Benjamin St-Juste, Noah Igbinoghene and Dante Fowler Jr., tight end Zach Ertz and essentially every WR outside of Terry McLaurin. It will be extremely tough to bring the whole band back. However, Washington has the advantage of a rookie-contract QB and a whopping $78.1 million in cap space (third-most in the league). Even if the team looks much different in 2025, it should be just as competitive if not better with the right offseason moves.
Washington can be expected to be aggressive in pursuing upgrades on defense, ESPN’s Dan Graziano writes. That comes as little surprise, given the fact Daniels will be attached to his rookie contract through 2027 (with a fifth-year option possible for the following campaign). Making major financial commitments will be much more feasible now than the period where he will be on an extension as long as he cements his status as a franchise passer.
The Commanders reset on defense midway through [the 2023] season by dealing away edge rushers Montez Sweat and Chase Young at the trade deadline. The arrival of new head coach Dan Quinn brought about several new faces on that side of the ball, many of whom were familiar to him stemming from his time as the Cowboys’ defensive coordinator. Washington was active ahead of the 2024 deadline by acquiring Pro Bowl corner Marson Lattimore from the Saints.
The Commanders outbid multiple suitors to acquire the 28-year-old, although injuries limited him to only five appearances with his new team. Lattimore struggled in coverage during the playoffs in particular,...
