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Announcement: I did a thing. New home for my written Commanders coverage. I'm excited for everyone to join the adventure. First up, the mission statement for "Last Man Standig."
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Snoop Dogg with Jayden Daniels-related jokes:
* "He's so chill, Weed smokes him to relax."
* "You were so good this year, the NFL had to finally tell your team about this award show."
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Jayden Daniels and Terry McLaurin arrive for a hero's welcome. Owners Mitch Rales and Mark Ein there for hugs.
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Asked Kliff Kingsbury, a former college and NFL head coach, about Bill Belichick going to UNC:
"I'll have to see him on the sidelines to believe that's happening."
Added, "I can't see my man going into any home visits or doing cocktail hours."
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Unitl next season -- or the NFC Championship game against the 7th seed -- goodbye for now, Northwest Stadium. What a season you hosted.
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Eric Bieniemy's role in the Chiefs exploiting Philly's coverage tendencies. @rustindodd
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Can confirm the unreal: Alex Smith to be cleared for football activities tomorrow, per source. He'll be activated off the PUP list. Wow.
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Ron Rivera on why the other NFC East teams have jumped past Washington:
"Quarterback."
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Cowboys fans, hang in there. Maybe the Lakers will turn things around or Duke and the Yankees have big years. Stay strong.
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I found a happy Josh Harris after the win, along with @Russellmania621:
Chris Russell AKA the 🐓🐓!
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Imagine you went offline for the last 48 hours and someone tells you Antonio Brown now plays for the Patriots, Serena lost in a GS final to a 19-year-old Canadian making US Open debut, and the Prez says he canceled a secret meeting with the Taliban at Camp David.
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Kyle Kuzma took a break from waving his arms outside at a local car dealership to play hoops tonight.
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Cam Sims on whether Nick Saban made a mistake by not using him more at Alabama: "Nah, he never make no mistakes. See, I got two rings. He ain’t making no mistakes. I went to the college playoffs four years in a row. Nah, he ain’t making not mistakes. He’s doing something right."
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Commanders last 4 games:
20-19 win. Saints 2point try failed with zero seconds left
36-33 win. Crowder TD catch beats Eagles w/6 seconds left
30-24 win in overtime vs. Falcons
23-19 win. McLaurin TD catch w/3 seconds left beats Cowboys
Heart attack city.
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The Dan Le Batard Show
It’s all love, San Francisco! Thank y’all for everything!! ❤️ @PlayersTribune
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Commanders assistant DB coach -- and former Steelers player/coaching intern -- on Mike Tomlin's secret sauce.
"I'm gonna hit you with a Mike Tomlin saying: The secret sauce is there is no secret sauce."
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Personal news posts are the worst. Alas… Today is my final day with The Athletic.
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My primary Aaron Donald memory is him jumping on Alex Smith’s back in the QB's first game back from the horrific leg injury.
I promise you that everyone watching stopped breathing for a few seconds.
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Hang in there, Cowboys nation. On the plus side, LeBron is scoring a ton lately, and the Yankees kept Aaron Judge. Oh, Duke plays tomorrow. There you go.
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Not many quarterbacks can claim they didn't have a losing head-to-head record against Tom Brady.
Taylor Heinicke can.
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Jahan Dotson with two touchdowns in his NFL debut. An obvious podium player postgame.
Obvious to everyone but Dotson.
PR went looking for him. They found him in the parking lot. 😅
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Perhaps lost in the playoff celebration, Zach Ertz made a sick catch for the game-winning TD. Look at the replay. Fingertip grab and then he needed strength to tuck the ball rather than let it hit the ground.
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RG3 in September on the Schefter pod about Washington after the Ryan Fitzpatrick injury: "(I) would love to go back and be able to have that come full circle."
RG3 today: That place was hell and I'll tell you the truth so pre-order my book.
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NEWS - The Commanders made huge strides in NFLPA report card, jumping from 32nd to 11th. Player vote.
* Josh “I'm not an F- guy” Harris ranked top 5 among owners in aiding positive culture, commitment to winning
* Treatment of families from F- to B+
* Dan Quinn top HC
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Tress Way (zero punts the past two games) walks past the media:
"Yes, I'm still on the team."
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We know about jersey exchanges. Haven't seen a player put on the jersey. Bam said he did so out of respect for Beal in his city. No, I don't believe it was game-worn.
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Jayden Daniels crashing Bobby Wagner's media availability led to learning about a... Commanders' book club?
Alex Flum
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Hope @TaylorHeinicke gets compensation for the copyright infringement.
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Injured Commanders WR Luke McCaffrey posted a montage of pics from his now abbreviated 2025 season. The capper:
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The NFL released the first batch of Pro Bowl voting. Top-10 lists:
QB - Jayden Daniels (4th overall, 1st NFC)
WR - Terry McLaurin (4th, 3rd)
C - Tyler Biadasz (9th, 5th)
OLB - Dante Fowler (5th, 3rd)
OLB - Frankie Luvu (9th 4th)
ILB - Bobby Wagner (4th, 2nd)
SS - Jeremy Chinn (8th, 4th)
ST - Jeremy Reaves (9th, 5th)
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Dan Quinn bought bats for every player with a specific handwritten message (covered up here) for each.
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The Bills and Chiefs scored 25 points over the final 1:54 of regulation.
The Giants scored 26 points over their final four games of the season.
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Lukewarm take: Johnny Davis is the worst first-round pick in Wizards history, and I don't think it's close despite some good candidates.
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Jayden Daniels will also skip the 2025 Pro Bowls games. Like Terry McLaurin, there is no specific injury I'm told, but wear and tear from a long season.
Baker Mayfield replaces Daniels.
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Sunday: Painful loss to Titans, drop to 1-4
Monday: "Quarterback"
Tuesday: QB cleanup
Wednesday: Benched/hurt CB with 2nd highest cap hit doesn't travel for TNF
Thursday: Detailed ESPN report on Dan Snyder's tactics/future
Tonight: Must-win Game
Welcome to the Commanders beat.
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This got more of a reaction from Jayden than almost anything that happened during the season.
(Also, @OzTheMentalist is so damn freaky)
Up & Adams
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Dan Quinn said one reason he named Trent Scott a team captain is today the offensive tackle finishes his Masters degree from Grambling State.
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The game officials assessed a personal foul to Marshon Lattimore for this tussle (bottom screen). Nothing for A.J.Brown.
Today, we learned that the league fined Brown, but not Lattimore.
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Sign no. 872 that things are different around here:
Jayden Daniels on what he's most grateful for this holiday season:
"The Washington Commanders organization drafting me."
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Jayden Daniels, your 48 hours after the game had to be wild after that play, right?
"It was pretty normal for me. I went about it the next day and yesterday. It's in the past. I was on to the new week."
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Bills GM Brandon Beane, who has history with Rivera/Hurney, on losing McKissic to Wash: "That was tough... His agent did a great job. ... There were some things that went down with the other organization, which is painful. They chose to do what they did."
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Carson Wentz thoughts one hour into OTA;
* Dude is tall
* Dude has a cannon for a right arm
* Dude throws a quality deep ball
* Dude just tossed an INT. Corn Elder with the grab
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Flight attendant, as we set to take off said "Congrats to my Commanders."
He kept going, but I couldn't hear the rest because half of the passengers began roaring with delight.
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Prime Time Highlights
Darrell Green returns to FedExField for the first time in 20 years. Says he probably isn't here without the ownership change.
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Texted a few NFL execs/sources about the Odell terms. Some acknowledged Ravens' WR need/Lamar factors. Still, most stunned.
"That number is wild. Sounds like they just gave whatever the agent wanted. ...Extreme is a great description. Not even sure overpay is the right word."
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Taylor Heinicke today told Falcons reporters including @JoshTheAthletic, that he was headed back to DC "as of two or three days ago" but Falcons came back with a better offer.
Heinicke also admitted some heartbreak for leaving the team that gave him his "second chance at football."
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Only two quarterbacks this season led wins over the Eagles with Jalen Hurts starting. Respect.
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That's how you catch attention as a UDFA receiver, Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint.
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Darrell Green on what advice he'd give struggling rookie CB Emmanuel Forbes:
"I'm very interested (in him). I've had conversations about him. Truthfully, I can help him in 10 minutes. I'm gonna cross a line... He's not getting the help he should get. That's all I'm gonna say about that."
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Reporter to Malik Nabers: What did you think of how (Jayden Daniels) played today?
Nabers: "I know how he played. Nothing different. Leading his team to win – he’s going to do that every time he steps on the field."
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Jonathan Allen on this 4-1 start: "I can honestly tell you this is the hungriest group I’ve been around. Nobody here is satisfied."
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I will never understand how you don't extend Juan Soto after letting Bryce Harper leave.
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Wanna know if this matchup with the Eagles is a big one?
The Commnders' Week 16 captains are:
Terry McLaurin
Bobby Wagner
Jeremy Reaves
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Dan Quinn said the Commanders will play to win this week at Dallas. Washington is the 6th seed with a win against the Cowboys.
"We're going to fight like hell to keep it."
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Ron Rivera: "We're going to go with Taylor."
As to why Heinicke, "winning."
Said he spoke with Carson Wentz and was a good conversation.
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Darrell Green famously chased him down. Now, Tony Dorsett is here to catch up as the number 28 gets retired.
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The Mavs getting the No. 1 pick with a 1.8% chance month's after their fans rioted seems more rigged than the Ewing and LeBron lotteries.
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Kliff Kingsbury on Eagles rematch: "The first time we played them on a short week ... I had way too much in and I felt like we played tentative. I didn't call a very good game. Now, to have the full week process ... try to make the proper adjustments and see how far we've come since then."
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