For the fifth consecutive year, the Washington Commanders will host Training Camp at the team\u2019s football operations headquarters in Ashburn, Virginia.<\/p>\n
The team will hold five open practices for fans on August 1, August 7, August 8, August 18, and August 19, along with six open practices exclusively for Season Ticket Members on August 3, August 4, August 5, August 10, August 11, and August 12. All practices will begin at 8:30 a.m. EST and are subject to change. The 2026 Training Camp will be presented by BigBear.ai and supported by cornerstone partners Bank of America, Clark Construction and Pepsi.<\/p>\n
Fans can claim their free tickets for training camp open practices beginning June 23 at 10:00 a.m. by visiting Commanders.com\/TrainingCamp while supplies last. To accommodate as many fans as possible, general admission fans can claim a maximum of six tickets and one parking pass for one day of Training Camp. All parking will be on site at the BigBear.ai Performance Center, and all fans must have a parking pass to access the lot. For all practices at Ashburn, gates will open at 7:30 a.m. Additional information on parking and other accommodations will be shared via email \u201cKnow Before You Go\u201d communications for all ticketed guests.<\/p>\n
The team will host a variety of [activities] throughout Training Camp, including:<\/p>\n
Back Together Weekend: The team will kick off Training Camp by joining the NFL\u2019s annual \u201cBack Together Weekend\u201d celebration on Saturday, August 1. The team will host various family-friendly [activities] onsite, including a Commanders Kids Zone, Washington Legends meet and greets, appearances by Major Tuddy and Command Force, giveaways, and much more!Military Appreciation Day presented by USAA: Washington Salute, the Official Military Appreciation Club of the Washington Commanders, will invite hundreds of local service members, veterans, and their families to Ashburn for Training Camp on Friday, August 7.\u202fFollowing practice, select attendees will also participate in the USAA\u2019s annual Salute to Service Boot Camp — a Combine-style skills competition designed to celebrate fitness and teamwork. Military Appreciation Day is presented by USAA, Official Salute to Service Partner of the Washington Commanders.Kids Day presented by Children\u2019s National: On Saturday, August 8, the Washington Commanders will host a Kids Day presented by Children\u2019s National. The day will feature children\u2019s activities, including Play60 [activities], face painting, and balloon artists.Additionally, throughout camp, the team looks forward to hosting local youth football and community groups.Chig Okonkwo wants to be \u2018unleashed\u2019 in Commanders\u2019 offense<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI feel like this is the place where I can finally just unleash,\u201d Okonkwo told analysts Santana Moss, Logan Paulsen and Fred Smoot on the most recent episode of the \u201cCommand Center\u201d podcast.<\/p>\n Okonkwo, a fourth-round pick by the Tennessee Titans in 2022, was one of the more sought-after free agents this offseason, ranking No. 36 on NFL.com writer Gregg Rosenthal\u2019s top 101 pending free agents list in March. Okonkwo was one of the Titans\u2019 most reliable weapons during his four-year contract, catching at least 50 passes in each of the last three seasons and accounting for five touchdowns.<\/p>\n But Okonkwo was looking for another opportunity at 26 years old, and he feels like the Commanders, whose stadium is just a few miles away from where he went to college at the University of Maryland, are the best team to get the most out of his skill set.<\/p>\n Not much is known about the scheme, but based on Blough\u2019s history as a player, it\u2019s believed that it will implement more play-action passes and put players in motion more often, similar to Ben Johnson\u2019s system with the Chicago Bears.<\/p>\n Commanders\u2019 way-too-early 53-man roster projection<\/a><\/p>\n IN: Terry McLaurin, Antonio Williams*, Luke McCaffrey, Dyami Brown, Jalin Layne, Jaden Bradley** EDGE\/Outside Linebacker (5)<\/p>\n IN: Odafe Oweh, K\u2019Lavon Chaisson, Dorance Armstrong, Joshua Josephs*, Javontae Jean-Baptiste Commanders offense remains a work in progress, which is no real surprise<\/a><\/p>\n Jhabvala, who received backlash for noting that something was off last summer, and she was right<\/a>, thought the Commanders\u2019 offense was far from complete. There are questions to answer<\/a>, most notably at wide receiver and tight end. And they need to get worked out over the summer before Week 1 against the Philadelphia Eagles.<\/p>\n \u201dDan Quinn believes the switch is a necessary gamble to help Daniels and to get the team back to the playoffs. But if the last two years (and the last few weeks of OTAs and minicamp) proved anything, it\u2019s that Washington\u2019s offense is hardly complete.<\/p>\n \u201cThe team doesn\u2019t have a clear No. 2 at wide receiver to complement Terry McLaurin, competition in the running backs room is wide open and the identity of the tight ends is unclear.\u201d<\/p>\n There is no need to press the panic button. The Commanders have only just completed mandatory minicamp<\/a>. There is a training camp, joint practices, and the preseason to get through before things get real.<\/p>\n NFL\u2019s 6 first-time offensive play callers in 2026 get advice: \u2018Let it rip\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n This group also includes the Philadelphia Eagles\u2019 Sean Mannion, Washington Commanders\u2019 David Blough, Carolina Panthers\u2019 Brad Idzik, Baltimore Ravens\u2019 Declan Doyle and Seattle Seahawks\u2019 Brian Fleury. The Super Bowl champion Seahawks turned to Fleury after Klint Kubiak was hired as the Las Vegas Raiders\u2019 head coach, but the other changes were made by teams trying to squeeze more out of their offenses than in 2025. They are betting their new play callers can replicate the experience of Kellen Moore, Kyle Shanahan or Sean McVay, assistants who guided top-tier attacks during their first seasons in a quarterback\u2019s ear.<\/p>\n In 2025 alone, three teams hired first-time play callers \u2014 Kevin Patullo of the Eagles, Tanner Engstrand of the New York Jets and Josh Grizzard of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers \u2014 only to fire them at season\u2019s end.<\/p>\n So what gives first-timers the best chance to take flight?<\/p>\n It is a collaborative effort,\u201d McVay said. \u201cEverybody\u2019s on the headset; we\u2019ve got a plan, and ultimately somebody\u2019s got to send it in to the quarterback.\u201d<\/p>\n Still, it\u2019s the play caller\u2019s responsibility to compartmentalize all that dialogue and deliver clear directives to the quarterback quickly enough to give the QB the time he needs on the back end to make adjustments at the line of scrimmage. It\u2019s that aspect of the job a coach can\u2019t truly know how to navigate until he\u2019s actually doing it. Payton likes to say the headset \u201cgets real quiet\u201d when a team finds itself in a disadvantageous down-and-distance situation or as late-game moments intensify.<\/p>\n \u201cThe play clock comes around quickly,\u201d said Panthers coach Dave Canales, who was hired into that job following his first season as a play caller with the Buccaneers in 2023. \u201cKnowing after penalties, (in) 25 seconds, you\u2019ve gotta have a play ready while you\u2019re trying to figure out, \u2018Is it going to be second-and-15 or third-and-7?\u2019 Or whatever it is, so you have the appropriate play.\u201d<\/p>\n Our Conversation with @EvanWashburn cohosted by @Gcarmi21<\/p>\n Defensive Adjustments, Bram Weinstein On NFC East & We\u2019re Ready For Football | Get Loud | Commanders<\/p>\n Cowboys recent defensive success against \u2018big games\u2019 is poor<\/a><\/p>\n Hopefully the Cowboys defense really does figure it out in 2026<\/p>\n Over the last six years, despite three consecutive 12-5 finishes from 2021-23, the Dallas defense has been remarkably generous in allowing big-game performances.<\/p>\n Over the six years, across two head coaches and four defensive coordinators, the defense ranks 24th in the league in allowing big plays – and even the much-lauded Dan Quinn defenses only had one year in which they were effective against big games.<\/p>\n Shutting down big-game performances is going to be a tall order for the Cowboys. Has the team done enough to upgrade the personnel in the secondary? And is the new defensive line with elite interior players still going to stop the run when they face stiffer competition? And how good will the defensive scheme be? Christian Parker\u2019s tenure with the Eagles is not really a good measuring stick for that; the Eagles topped the league in 2024 with just five total big-game performances allowed, but then dropped to T24th with 12 in 2025.<\/p>\n If there is one reason for optimism, it\u2019s that the Cowboys offense ranked first in the league with 22 big-game performances last year, and if they maintain that pace, the defense may not need to shut down big-game performances, even just reducing the number a little bit would go a long way.<\/p>\n Bills great Jim Kelly says he recently had stroke but feels \u2018good\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly said Tuesday that he suffered a stroke this spring and subsequently spent a few days in the hospital but currently feels \u201creally good.\u201d<\/p>\n Kelly was speaking with reporters at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Buffalo Bills\u2019 new stadium.<\/p>\n \u201cI had a little setback about a month and a half ago,\u201d Kelly said. \u201cBut right now, I feel good. Eyesight\u2019s not great. My hearing still sucks, but that\u2019s part of life.\u201d<\/p>\n Kelly, 66, has dealt with a variety of health issues over the years and has been diagnosed with cancer multiple times. He initially had surgery in 2013 to remove squamous cell carcinoma of the upper jawbone and underwent chemotherapy treatment in 2014 when cancer was found in his maxillary sinus. Kelly then had surgeries in 2018 to remove oral cancer and reconstruct his upper jaw.<\/p>\n He said his recent scans have come back clean.<\/p>\n \u201cEverything\u2019s good,\u201d Kelly said. \u201cAll good.\u201d<\/p>\n Buried in a feature from Vic Tafur of The Athletic regarding 49ers CEO Al Guido is a comment that could eliminate the lingering electrical substation issue once and for all.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s the key sentence: \u201cAdditionally, they are exploring a possible nearby relocation<\/a> as they are running out of space at and next to Levi\u2019s Stadium.\u201d<\/p>\n No mention is made in the article of the theory that originated with players and that officially has been debunked<\/a>. Whether the players regard the connection between close proximity of an electrical substation to their practice facility and soft-tissue injuries as bunk is a different issue entirely.<\/p>\n The best way to take the issue off the table is to move the practice facility away from the substation. The 49ers have been there since 1988, with the nearby stadium opening in 2014.<\/p>\n For now, they\u2019re simply \u201cexploring\u201d the move. Once the players catch wind of that, they could be exhorting the team to do something more than explore.<\/p>\n NCAA approves eligibility rule changes to combat surge of college athletes in their mid-20s<\/a><\/p>\n NCAA Division I athletes will be allowed five years of competition in their college careers instead of four, with redshirts and waivers eliminated after the much-discussed eligibility changes were unanimously approved on Tuesday by the D-I Cabinet.<\/p>\n What the NCAA is calling its \u201cage-based eligibility model\u201d is expected to go into effect for athletes who have eligibility years remaining following the completion of the 2025-26 academic year. Athletes whose fourth season of eligibility was completed by spring 2026 will not be able to take advantage of the new rule, according to recommendations made by the cabinet in previous discussions of the rule<\/a>.<\/p>\n The move is intended to limit the increasing number of athletes who participate in college sports beyond five years and into their mid-20s by using waivers to gain additional seasons. The new rule will start athletes\u2019 eligibility clock when they first enroll in college or at the beginning of the academic year following their 19th birthday, whichever occurs earlier.<\/p>\n Under the new eligibility rules, the NCAA said:<\/p>\n \u2022 Waivers will no longer be available to extend eligibility. There will be exceptions for pregnancy, official religious missions and active-duty military service, as long as the athlete does not participate in organized competition. Under previous rules, athletes who suffered season-ending injuries and played only a portion of a season could apply for medical redshirt to have that year of eligibility restored, but that option will no longer exist.<\/p>\n \u2022 Recruits enrolling in college in fall of 2027 and beyond will have the new eligibility rules applied to them.<\/p>\n As detailed in the CBA, no player can enter the NFL until he has been eligible for selection in an NFL draft. The next annual draft will be held in April 2027. The league has sometimes in the past agreed to hold a supplemental draft for players who become eligible after the April draft. But whether the NFL holds a supplemental draft and who is eligible for it are entirely up to the NFL, a private business.<\/p>\n As a football player, Sorsby would likely attract the interest of NFL teams, with experts regarding him as a second- or third-round pick. But Sorsby comes with a lot of baggage. He bet on his own college football team while at Indiana, and court documents indicate he placed thousands of bets while at his three colleges (Indiana, Cincinnati and Texas Tech). The NCAA has noted that Sorsby used intermediaries to bet in Texas, which is one of 11 states where sports betting is illegal and in fact is a misdemeanor crime.<\/p>\n Ferazani\u2019s letter makes clear the NFL has not reached any sort of finding on Sorsby\u2019s gambling issues and that he is not being punished in any way. Instead, the letter emphasizes what the league regards as an insufficient application for entry. Ferazani notes that while Sorsby\u2019s petition mentions the NCAA declared him ineligible, Sorsby doesn\u2019t provide any information or explanation regarding the NCAA\u2019s decision and doesn\u2019t offer any records from the NCAA\u2019s investigation. Ferazani says the league used public sources to see that the NCAA declared him permanently ineligible \u201cbased on a sustained pattern of improper gambling activity during your collegiate career at three different universities.\u201d<\/p>\n [Bill-in-Bangkok: This article goes on to detail at length the legal avenues that Sorsby and his lawyer might consider pursuing, with the key considerations of each outlined. 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OUT: Treylon Burks, Nick Nash, Jacoby Jones, Van Jefferson, Chris Hilton Jr.**
The skinny: The wide receiver competition comes down to Jayden Bradley and Treylon Burks for the final spot. I don\u2019t have much faith in Burks, the former first-round pick who flamed out in Tennessee. Sure, he had that amazing touchdown catch against the Broncos last year, but his overall body of work since entering the NFL has not been impressive. Bradley has turned heads in camp, so, I\u2019m betting on the young, hungry player who wants to make the roster over the former first-rounder who has yet to put it all together.<\/p>\n
OUT: Drake Jackson, DJ Johnson, Andre Carter II, T.J. Maguranyanga
The skinny: At EDGE, the two questions are when Dorrance Armstrong will be ready after his season-ending injury and who claims that final spot. Right now, I\u2019m giving it to Jean-Baptiste. He\u2019s shown enough over the past couple of years and has the traits to rush out of a two-point stance. I\u2019m out on Drake Jackson, the former second-rounder. He\u2019s not the player Washington needs in that role, and the remaining options don\u2019t pack the same punch.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/temp-btb-chart.jpg\"\/)
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<\/a>NFL Rejects Sorsby Supplemental Draft Bid, Lawsuit Could Follow<\/a><\/p>\n