And lastly: If you missed it last winter, be sure to check out this @sam4tr.bsky.social story on today's starter Marcus Mariota. The QB went deep on injury anxiety, perfectionism and his time here in ATL: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/...

When the WNBA playoffs tip off today, the future of women’s hoops will shine bright. But off the court, tension between the players and team owners threatens to derail their progress. I dug into the league’s labor negotiations w/ @kareemcopeland.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

The Washington Commanders started sloppily. For the first time in years, ‘that’s exciting.’ A dispatch from the locker room. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Everything went well for Commanders newcomers in Week 1 — including @tomschad.bsky.social:

Breaking: NFL owner Jim Irsay secretly relapsed, got ketamine from 'luxury' doctor before death. ➡️ Irsay and Colts execs misled the public ➡️ Irsay overdosed three times between 2020 and May death ➡️ Serious concerns raised about his doctor’s care www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

This is a fascinating read from @sam4tr.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

I dug into the world of modern NFL stadium event planning to parse a heated debate: How much are NFL stadiums used? I found the gap between numbers used by critics (eight) and boosters (200) comes down to mostly private events — like an epic bar mitzvah. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

What are the next steps toward a new stadium? What would it be called? How much would the city of D.C. pay toward stadium costs? Here’s what you need to know about the deal between D.C. and the Commanders. (via @nickijhabvala.bsky.social and @sam4tr.bsky.social)

D.C., Commanders plan to announce deal for new stadium at RFK. Reporting w/ Meagan Flynn and @nickijhabvala.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

✅ OL Josh Conerly Jr. ✅ CB Trey Amos ✅ WR Jaylin Lane ✅ LB Kain Medrano ✅ RB Jacory Croskey-Merritt The Commanders made five picks in this year’s NFL draft. Here’s how they’ll fit. (via @sam4tr.bsky.social)

I analyzed how all five of the Washington Commanders draft picks fit in … … and explained the complicated eligibility issue that cost 7th-rd RB Jacory Crowley-Merritt nearly all of last season: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

I’m tracking and analyzing all the Washington Commanders 2025 draft picks right here. Tap in to learn about how Josh Conerly Jr. and Trey Amos fit in: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Analysis by @sam4tr.bsky.social of every Commanders draft pick:

My first round pick: Ohio State WR Emeka Egbuka. Check out the other 11 (!!) picks from @nickijhabvala.bsky.social and me: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Which players will the Commanders target in this year's NFL draft? Beat writers @nickijhabvala.bsky.social and @sam4tr.bsky.social offer their best predictions.

Loved this story from @sam4tr.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

This story on mock drafts from @sam4tr.bsky.social is phenomenally fun. wapo.st/3YbDAQu

I wrote about why we’re obsessed with NFL mock drafts. It’s a story about hope and identity, and it’s told through the eyes of three people — the forgotten godfather, the modern analyst and the little-known king of the hill. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

What we learned from Commanders GM Adam Peters today: 🏈 McLaurin new deal talks 🏈 Deebo, Tunsil thoughts 🏈 Javon Kinlaw on the rise 🏈 Marketing rights for UAE 🏈 John Bates growth as a pass catcher? @nickijhabvala.bsky.social & @postsports.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Full conversation with @sam4tr.bsky.social available now! Video: youtu.be/_FxOhHfU3fM Audio will be in the radio show’s podcast feed in the AM!

Doing something totally different today with the 5pm hour of the radio show: a podcast. No really. @sam4tr.bsky.social came in studio earlier and we talked about team building for an hour. We'll put out the full conversation in the next 24 hours, but hear the first two big chunks today at 5pm.

Will Harris and Laremy Tunsil are two of Washington's newest additions. The team's strategy emphasized heft but seemed more nuanced than that. Analysis by @sam4tr.bsky.social

Tracking all the Commanders' comings and goings with @sam4tr.bsky.social and @nickijhabvala.bsky.social, who is currently crushing @johnkeimespn.bsky.social in career skeets, 3-1. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Commanders free agency: Tracking all of Washington’s deals (via @nickijhabvala.bsky.social and @sam4tr.bsky.social)

My analysis on the Washington Commanders trading for five-time Pro Bowl LT Laremy Tunsil: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

New Washington Commanders DT Javon Kinlaw. These clips show size, effort and physicality:

Commanders start by addressing the interior DL. Big guy (6-5, 319) who's a better pass rusher than run stopper. But he can be part of a rotation and match up size wise with the Eagles OL. Solid start.

The other app is down. You can follow all the Washington Commanders free agent moves here: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

The Commanders have plenty of cap space, plenty of needs, and plenty of momentum from their best season in decade as free agency looms (via @sam4tr.bsky.social and Nicki Jhabvala):

I wrote about the benefits and risks of the Washington Commanders trading for Deebo Samuel: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Big fan of this story by @jessedougherty.bsky.social on the human craving for control and the difficult task of letting it go: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Watch the Super Bowl halftime show stage set up for Kendrick Lamar:

An Eagles fan let me walk with him around New Orleans to count the “Go Birds.” I was not prepared:

What should we expect from Tom Brady as a Super Bowl announcer? I asked Ben Strauss of @postsports.bsky.social:

I wrote about the cases for and against the Washington Commanders trading for Myles Garrett. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

"The end of the dream sounded a lot like squeaky wheels on carpet." The stone-cold goods from @sam4tr.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

The end of the dream sounded a lot like squeaky wheels on carpet. Inside the Washington Commanders locker room on the night the magic ran out: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Jayden Daniels is the perfect point guard for the hoops-loving Commanders. “If he was a basketball player, he’d want the last shot.” www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Washington Inactives: 13 WR K.J. Osborn 16 QB Jeff Driskel (Emergency 3rd QB) 24 CB Michael Davis 36 RB Chris Rodriguez Jr. 45 LB Dominique Hampton 76 G Sam Cosmi 94 DT Daron Payne No surprises. G Chris Paul up with Cosmi (ACL) out and DT Carl Davis up with Payne (knee/finger) out.

Jayden Daniels is the perfect point guard for the hoops-loving Commanders (via @sam4tr.bsky.social) www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

The Commanders came up with the right scheme and had the talent to execute it, making their massive upset of the Lions look easy (via @sam4tr.bsky.social):

Inside the Washington Commanders’ stunning upset. How the offense used the Lions’ aggressiveness against them. Why the WRs had a full circle moment. A debate over whether GELO lip-synced “Tweaker.” www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Jayden Daniels lit up the NFL this season with his ability to throw pinpoint deep passes. Let @arturgalocha.bsky.social and @sam4tr.bsky.social show you how he does it:

“On his 1st playoff drive, the team went for it on 4th & 2. Daniels was under pressure and threw a pass at a running back’s feet. He jogged off the field undeterred, walked down the sideline, looked at Sam Hartman and winked.” Banger from @sam4tr.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

on the cover today: ✅ Barry (@barrysvrlugawp.bsky.social) on Bobby Wagner: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/... ✅ Sammy TikTok (@sam4tr.bsky.social) on Daniels: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/... ✅ Bailey (@baileyannej.bsky.social) on an OT win: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

I talked to Jayden Daniels and a bunch of people close to him go figure out how he got so poised. The answer, it turns out, is that it was all part of a larger blueprint: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Inside the Washington Commanders wild-card-winning drive. “You got five minutes left on this clock, and our receiver’s talking about not giving the ball back? That’s f------ awesome.” www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

This is so damn cool — and such good, detailed work ahead of a playoff game — from @sam4tr.bsky.social and @arturgalocha.bsky.social. Again, Commanders readers are endlessly lucky to have Sam covering an ascendent team: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/inter...

The Washington Commanders’ star wide receiver is elite at ball-tracking, a skill that is difficult — but not impossible — to measure. Go inside some of McLaurin's biggest plays of the season with @arturgalocha.bsky.social and @sam4tr.bsky.social:

A reader of our live chat (LIVE RIGHT NOW. RUN DON'T WALK) asks if it's time to buy in. Svrluga responds: "I think, for the first time in a quarter century, the answer is: Yes." ask Nicki J and @sam4tr.bsky.social and Barry questions here www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...