With 2025 NFL training camps set to open, it's time to get up to speed on all 32 NFL teams. Jeremy Bergman has the lowdown on position battles, key players and notable subplots across the NFC East.
Catch up on the Washington Commanders' offseason developments and 2025 outlook below.
Training Camp Dates/Information
- Players report: July 18 (rookies); July 22 (veterans)
- Location: OrthoVirginia Training Center at Commanders Park | Ashburn, Virginia (fan information)
Notable Roster Changes
| 2025 draft class | Selection |
|---|---|
| Josh Conerly Jr., OT, Oregon | Round 1 (No. 29 overall) |
| Trey Amos, CB, Mississippi | Round 2 (No. 61) |
| Jaylin Lane, WR, Virginia Tech | Round 4 (No. 128) |
| Kain Medrano, LB, UCLA | Round 6 (No. 205) |
| Jacory Croskey-Merritt, RB, Arizona | Round 7 (No. 245) |
Preseason Schedule
- Week 1: at New England Patriots, Friday, Aug. 8 at 7:30 p.m. ET
- Week 2: vs. Cincinnati Bengals | 8 p.m. ET on Monday, Aug. 18 (ESPN)
- Week 3: vs. Baltimore Ravens | noon ET on Saturday, Aug. 23
2025 Schedule Note
- The Commanders are the only team this year to finish the regular season with four consecutive division games.
-- NFL Research
What You Need To Know
1) Will Terry McLaurin show up? All is well in the nation's capital after the Commanders' surprising 2024 campaign -- that is despite McLaurin's contract kerfuffle with management. The Pro Bowl wide receiver did not show for voluntary organized team activities or mandatory minicamp in the spring, subjecting himself to fines as he seeks a contract extension. On Tuesday, a "frustrated" McLaurin, speaking for the first time since skipping spring work, told reporters that he was still unsure about reporting to training camp, a week before it is set to begin, without a new deal. McLaurin is currently 17th in AAV among receivers (behind teammate Deebo Samuel) on a $23.2 million-per deal that is in its final year. A two-time Pro Bowler, McLaurin was the leader in the clubhouse during the tumultuous ownership transition from Dan Snyder to Josh Harris -- and now wants to be paid like the valued face of the franchise he was. McLaurin could probably wait until the 11th hour before Week 1 to sign and be good to go out of the gate. But after the good vibes of the '24 season, the last thing the Commanders want is their upstanding star WR spending any time away from the team entering 2025.
2) The future is now in Washington. Jayden Daniels' breakout rookie season was a clear indication of that. Further evidence came in general manager Adam Peters' actions this offseason, acquiring two key pieces in Deebo Samuel and Laremy Tunsil. Going for broke with the additions of a Swiss Army playmaker and a perennial Pro Bowl blindside blocker, Washington is speedily building an offense around Daniels and in his image. But to build off their NFC title game run in 2024, the Commanders need to first get their two new stars up and running in training camp. Samuel has already impressed teammates in camp despite online chatter that he's playing slower entering his seventh season, and Tunsil's veteran presence at offseason work has his coach fawning. How Samuel's role develops in training camp (more WR or RB?) will be the more interesting development (Tunsil is no doubt the starting LT), but both big names will have eyes on them in Ashburn, Virginia.
3) The last we saw the Commanders defense, it was being boat-raced off Lincoln Financial Field by Saquon Barkley and Co. to the tune of 459 yards and 55 points allowed. Joe Whitt Jr.'s middling outfit was the more disappointing unit in 2024 and saw some turnover this offseason that should change things -- for better or worse, who knows? Jonathan Allen, the Washington mainstay, is off to Minnesota, replaced in the aggregate by Peters favorite Javon Kinlaw, Eddie Goldman and Sheldon Day. The loss of former starter Benjamin St-Juste has been offset at CB by the additions of ex-Patriot Jonathan Jones and second-round pick Trey Amos. Those two will pair with Marshon Lattimore, last year's midseason addition who dealt with injuries in '24 and didn't live up to the hype in five total games played. Dan Quinn came to D.C. to instill a defensive identity and ended up with one of the NFL's best offenses. Training camp will be a proving ground for Quinn, Whitt and the aforementioned defensive additions to turn around a unit that held D.C. back from a title bout last season.
