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Deebo Samuel: Commanders ‘getting a motivated Deebo’ after trade from Niners

“They’re getting a motivated Deebo,” Samuel said of the Commanders Thursday in his introductory video conference with reporters via the Associated Press. “I’m very motivated. I’m just ready to get back to work. I’m just ready to get around a group of guys, meet with the players and we just go from there.”

Samuel was admittedly overweight last season, had sideline outbursts...

Pro scouting report of Missouri Tigers wide receiver Luther Burden III

Luther Burden III is a junior wide receiver from the University of Missouri. Burden has started 33 out of 38 games with the Tigers.

From his baseline measurables, Burden III has average weight, below-average height and arm length, and poor hand size for the wide receiver position.

Burden comes into the NFL off of a down statistical season from his impressive sophomore season, where he accumulated 1,212 yards on 86 catches with nine touchdowns. He was a 2023 Biletnikoff Award semifinalist, 2023 Second Team All-America, and First Team All-SEC...

Hogs Haven takes a look at 2025 NFL Draft prospects that could contribute to the Commanders

Teddye Buchanan, LB
School: University of California-Berkeley | Conference: Atlantic Athletic Conference (ACC)
College Experience: Senior | Draft Age: ?
Height / Weight: 6’2”/ 233 lbs
Projected Draft Status: 3rd-5th round

Player Comparison: Jordan Hicks

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University of California-Davis

University of California-Berkeley

Player Overview

A three-star recruit from St. Ignatius High School (CA), Teddye (pronounced Teddy) Buchanan spent four years at University of California-Davis before transferring to University of California-Berkeley for his final season. Teddye hit the ground running in his...

Welcome to Washington Deebo Samuel

Deebo Samuel was at Washington Commanders headquarters in Ashburn, VA today with some other players who were signing their contracts and getting some time with the local media. Samuel said he wanted to come to Washington because they're winners, and they showed last year they knew how to win with QB Jayden Daniels under center. He got a lot of positive feedback about Daniels over the last few years from his former 49ers teammates, and one of Daniels' best friends, WR Brandon Aiyuk.

Samuel was asked about rumors about his weight last year, bit he...

New WR Michael Gallup talks to the media

Michael Gallup visited with the Washington Commanders last week, and his signing was announced today. He spoke to the media and talked about why he retired last year, what made him come out of retirement to sign with Washington, his relationship with Dan Quinn, and more in his introductory presser. Gallup spent his first six seasons in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys, but a torn ACL in 2021 sidelined him and he hasn’t been the same since. He signed with the Las Vegas Raiders last year after getting released by the...

New WR

The Washington Commanders have announced the signing of former Dallas Cowboys WR Michael Gallup. He visited last Tuesday, and has now officially joined the team. Gallup(6’1”, 198 lbs) retired last July after signing a 1-year deal with the Las Vegas Raiders in July. The Raiders released him from their reserve/retired list to allow him to sign with another team this year. Gallup suffered a torn ACL at the end of the 2021 season, and his production never returned to its pre-injury level.

Hogs Haven takes a look at 2025 NFL Draft prospects that could contribute to the Commanders

Jonah Monheim, IOL, USC
School: University of Southern California | Conference: Big Ten Conference
College Experience: Senior | Age: 23 (Week 1)
Height / Weight: 6’4” 302 lbs
Projected Draft Status: Day 3 (Round 5-6)

Player Comparison: Robert Hainsey

Player Overview

A three-star prospect out of high school, Jonah Monheim chose University of Southern California where he spent his entire collegiate career. Since joining the USC Trojans, he became a three-year starter splitting 46 games between right tackle (18 starts), left tackle (12),...

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Commanders guarantee Samuel $17M in reworked deal, sources say

Washington guaranteed $17 million of Samuel’s contract in 2025 and added $3 million worth of incentives, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday.

Before this move, Samuel had no guaranteed money remaining and was scheduled to have a base salary of $16,600,529 with a $200,000 workout bonus and a per game roster bonus of $44,117 worth up to $750,000.

Washington could have spread out...

Hogs Haven takes a look at 2025 NFL Draft prospects that could contribute to the Commanders

DJ Giddens, RB

School: Kansas State University | Conference: Big 12 Conference
College Experience: Redshirt Junior | Draft Age: 22 (Week 1)
Height / Weight: 6’0”/ 212 lbs
Projected Draft Status: Mid 3rd-5th round

Player Comparison: TJ Yeldon

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DJ Giddens was a preferred walk-on player from Junction City HS (KS), playing for Kansas State University. He redshirted his freshman year and sat behind Deuce Vaughn but did impress with over 600 total yards and 6 TDs in 2022....

$11.52m fully guaranteed means that Bates isn’t going anywhere soon

John Bates was drafted by the Washington Football Team in the 4th round of the 2021 draft and he has played a key role in Washington’s offense and special teams for the past four years. Bates has been active for 67 career games (only 1 game missed in 4 seasons), with at least 500 offensive snaps per season (2,045 total). He has played special teams each season, and last year played 225 ST snaps (48%).

This year, Bates was one of 28 players set to become an unrestricted free agent,...

$11.52m fully guaranteed means that Bates isn’t going anywhere soon

John Bates was drafted by the Washington Football Team in the 4th round of the 2021 draft and he has played a key role in Washington’s offense and special teams for the past four years. Bates has been active for 67 career games (only 1 game missed in 4 seasons), with at least 500 offensive snaps per season (2,045 total). He has played special teams each season, and last year played 225 ST snaps (48%).

This year, Bates was one of 28 players set to become an unrestricted free agent,...

Wylie agreed to a $3.75 million pay cut in 2025. In return the Commanders guaranteed $3.5 million of salary for the year

It was reported a week ago that Commanders OT Andrew Wylie had agreed to a contract restructure.

Restructuring vs Renegotiation

Restructuring

While there’s no convention among NFL observers about the language to be used, I generally use the term “restructure” to mean a ‘push button’ adjustment to a player’s contract in which some portion of his base salary is converted to signing bonus. In these instances, the player’s agreement is not required since, from the player’s...