One last thought on David Blough: His leap from asst. position coach to coordinator isn't unprecedented in the NFL, but it's damn close. Climbing the coaching ladder is a slog. It's rare to skip steps. Only guy I'm aware of who did this before Blough? Grant Udinski, last year.

Headed into a decisive Year 3 with the #Commanders, HC Dan Quinn tabbed a 30-year-old, first-time play caller to be his next offensive coordinator. With @tomschad.bsky.social on Washington's big gamble 🔗⤵️ www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...

The Lions had put in a formal request to interview Blough for their own OC vacancy, I'm told. The #Commanders clearly didn't want to risk letting him walk. Make no mistake: This is a bold move by Dan Quinn ahead of a pivotal third year.

Assistant QBs coach David Blough will be the #Commanders next offensive coordinator, person familiar with the matter confirms.

The #Commanders interviewed Drew Terrell for their OC vacancy today, person familiar confirms. NFL Network was first on that. Just as a procedural note: Interviews with Terrell today and Lunda Wells yesterday mean their OC search is Rooney Rule compliant.

Marshon Lattimore was arrested after allegedly not telling police about the 9 mm gun in the glove box during a traffic stop. "We appreciate the public’s patience as this matter proceeds through the appropriate investigative channels," his attorney said. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...

The #Commanders have sought permission from the Cowboys to interview TE coach Lunda Wells for their offensive coordinator job, per person familiar. ESPN first reported.

From less than two months ago, when Dan Quinn and Mike McDaniel faced off in Madrid: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

The #Commanders have requested an interview with Raiders DC Patrick Graham for their vacancy for the same position, per source. ESPN was first.

Who could the #Commanders hire for their offensive and defensive coordinator vacancies? My list of candidates 🔗⤵️ www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...

#Commanders offensive line coach Bobby Johnson is also out, as others reported and a person familiar confirmed. The offensive line looked like the team's most stable position group heading into this offseason. Now change there, too.

Breaking news w/ @tashanreed.bsky.social on the #Commanders parting ways with Joe Whitt Jr. and Kliff Kingsbury: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...

Joe Whitt Jr.'s departure was a foregone conclusion. Kliff Kingsbury's is fascinating. He and Jayden Daniels are tight. Now Daniels, who remains at the center of everything Washington does, will be learning a new offensive system in Year 3.

“USA!” chanted the would-be saboteurs of a 244-year-old democracy. What actually happened five years ago, from the journalists who were there: www.washingtonpost.com/local/trump-...

What we learned from the season-ending presser with Adam Peters and Dan Quinn: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...

That's a wrap on the 2025 season -- and Year 1 (back) on the beat. A sincere thanks to everyone who read our stuff and followed along this year

Dan Quinn demurred when asked if he's going to call defensive plays next season. Still evaluating best step forward. But said he'll be "heavily involved" with the defense one way or another.

Asked about Laremy Tunsil, Adam Peters said the #Commanders have been in "constant communication" with him and his team about an extension. "We definitely want to get something done with him sooner rather than later," he said.

Adam Peters said he thinks he and Terry McLaurin would agree they would've liked to get his contract done earlier than they did. "It didn't happen that way. There's reasons for that," he said. "But ultimately, we'd like to get those things done before we did."

Dan Quinn in his end-of-season presser: "We've got a lot of work to do." Added that everything needs to be, and is being, looked at.

Jayden Daniels: “That’s the focus for me in this offseason is just rebuilding myself from the ground up." Whatever changes the #Commanders make this offseason won't matter if Daniels can't stay healthy. On his efforts to be more durable in '26 🔗⤵️ www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...

In today's newspaper... On the #Commanders win, and key questions for the offseason ahead: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/... @barrysvrlugawp.bsky.social on the Eagles being the standard that Washington is pursuing: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...

Final #Commanders defensive rankings in 2025: Points per game allowed: 27th Yards per game: 32nd Rush yards per game: 30th Pass yards per game: 28th 3rd-down conversion rate: 23rd Sack rate: t-18th Missed tackles: 31st Explosive play rate: 30th

The craziest stat about Bobby Wagner: In 14 NFL seasons, he has as many Pro Bowl appearances (10) as regular-season games missed due to injury. Insane durability for a MLB. (Worth noting he played the final month of this season with a sprained MCL.)

A little on the #Commanders 24-17 win, and a lot more on the pivotal offseason ahead: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...

The Falcons are firing head coach Raheem Morris, a person familiar confirmed to colleague Mark Maske. A few possible #Commanders implications here, if they make a change at defensive coordinator (as presumed): Morris and Falcons DC Jeff Ulbrich both have ties to Dan Quinn.

Dan Quinn called Bobby Wagner "the best tackler I've coached." He invited London Fletcher into the locker room to be celebrate Wagner making 2,000. Quinn said he wondered if Wagner would hit the milestone, but "in true Wags fashion, he will find a way."

Von Miller praised the #Commanders and said he wants to come back in 2026. Said this year was about proving to himself that he can still contribute. "I don't know about two years from now," he said, "but I've definitely got next year on the books, for sure."

Bobby Wagner said he's proud of joining London Fletcher and Ray Lewis in the 2,000-tackle club, because those are guys he reached out to for advice. On his future: "I have not thought about anything outside of today."

For clarity: Bobby Wagner has exactly 2,000 career tackles per Pro Football Reference. He has 1,998 per NFLGSIS. The discrepancies: One solo tackle in 2012, and another in 2013.

Final: #Commanders 24, Eagles 17 The 2025 season is over. Washington finishes 5-12, with a mirror of last year's record. It will have the No. 7 overall pick in the first round. A pivotal offseason awaits.

Josh Johnson keeps it on 3rd and 1, and the #Commanders have their first lead of the half, 24-17. They're 2:32 from the end of the 2025 season, and perhaps their 5th win.

With 5 combined tackles today, #Commanders LB Bobby Wagner becomes just the third player in NFL history to record 2,000 tackles. Only Ray Lewis & London Fletcher have more. A gift link to last month's story on how Wagner's mastered the craft of tackling: wapo.st/4poZM46

Jake Moody, who doinked it off the right upright from 24 yards, hits from 56 at the end of the half to put the #Commanders up 10-7. Lots of chances to evaluate guys today for Washington, and kicker is a big one. The more data points with Moody, the better.

Jeremy Reaves won't have many easier picks than that. It's his first INT since 2020, believe it or not. The #Commanders now have 10 takeaways on the season. They need two more to equal the previous low in franchise history (12 in 2006).

Hard to draw too many meaningful conclusions from this one, given the circumstances, but impressive stuff from the #Commanders offense early. Drives of 79 and 65 yards on the first two possessions. 3 of 5 on 3rd and 4th downs. Should be up, instead tied 7-7.

Greetings from Week 18, y'all. For pre-game reading ahead of the season finale, here are some of my favorite reads from our #Commanders coverage this year...

The #Commanders announced they are elevating WR River Cracraft and DT Ricky Barber for the season finale. Barber made his NFL debut last week and had a strong showing: 5 tackles and a sack.

"When you saw Jayden go down again,” Terry McLaurin told @postsports.bsky.social, "It was just like, ‘Damn this may not be our year.’” We polled the players to understand how this #Commanders season turned sour — and what it'll take to bounce back 🔗⤵️ www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...

No big surprise here, but Marcus Mariota (quad) and Laremy Tunsil (oblique) are both officially out for Sunday's game, Dan Quinn says. It'll be Josh Johnson again at QB.

How did a season of promise unravel? And what can the #Commanders do to fix it in 2026? @tashanreed.bsky.social and I spent the past few weeks surveying players. Here's what they said: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...

Last meeting of the season with Kliff Kingsbury. Asked if he's interested or open to head coaching opportunities, Kingsbury says he's "going to kind of cross that bridge if and when we get there."

#Commanders RB Jacory Croskey-Merritt was out today with an illness, while Daron Payne (back) was a full participant in practice and remains on track to play Sunday.

Breaking news from colleague Rick Maese on the Trump administration terminating the lease with the National Links Trust: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

The #Commanders could end up picking as high as No. 2 in the 2026 draft, but they have no plans of tanking. Why? It's not in their DNA. And as important as draft order is, their ability to evaluate talent is what'll dictate their future 🔗⤵️ www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

The scene in Ashburn for Week 18: Chilly and bleak.

Marcus Mariota (quad) and Laremy Tunsil (oblique) are both longshots to play Sunday against Philly, Dan Quinn said. The #Commanders will also be without Tyler Biadasz, whom they placed on IR with knee and ankle injuries.

#Commanders safety Quan Martin only played 30% of the defensive snaps vs. Dallas. Dan Quinn said there was "a busted assignment that eliminated some of his reps," but he still has a lot of confidence in Martin.

#Commanders C Tyler Biadasz won't require surgery but is unlikely to play against the Eagles due to his knee and ankle injuries, Dan Quinn says. Marcus Mariota didn't participate in today's jog-through. Quinn said he'll have a better sense of his availability Wednesday.

For those curious, here are the fines doled out by the NFL for the #Commanders-#Eagles brawl a week ago... - Will Harris: $11,593 - Javon Kinlaw: $20,288 - Quan Martin: $11,572 - Mike Sainristil: $9,725 - Eagles OL Tyler Steen: $16,870