Tyler Biadasz had one year left on a three-year, $30MM contract. The Commanders are instead moving on early. They are releasing the veteran center, NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport reports.
This move comes shortly after the team re-signed Andrew Wylie. Despite Wylie working as a backup last season and Biadasz being a starter throughout his two-year Washington stay, the latter is out. The former Cowboys draftee should generate immediate interest as a street free agent. Because of this release, Biadasz can sign anywhere immediately — whereas UFAs must wait until March 9 when the legal tampering period begins.
A former fourth-round pick, Biadasz became a full-time starter for the Cowboys in his second season and parlayed that run into an eight-figure-per-year Commanders contract in 2024. Biadasz joined Dorance Armstrong and Dante Fowler in following Dan Quinn from Dallas that year. He missed only three games from 2024-25, giving the Commanders stability at center.
Pro Football Focus viewed Biadasz as a middling center during his Washington tenure, ranking him 19th at the position in 2024 and 12th in 2025. The Commanders have used free agency to plug holes since Chase Roullier‘s career ended early in the 2022 season. Roullier had been Washington’s center from 2017-22. After giving Nick Gates an opportunity in 2023, the Commanders pursued Biadasz in free agency.
Because two void years are present in this contract, the Commanders are not in position to save much money. They are poised to add just $2.89MM in cap space and see $8.1MM in dead money. A post-June 1 release would spread the latter figure over two years; it would also keep Biadasz from becoming a free agent until the new league year begins March 11.
This move comes after Biadasz suffered a knee injury on Christmas Day against the Cowboys. He finished the season on IR. The Wisconsin alum came up as a possible Commanders extension candidate weeks ago, but the team instead will change course at snapper.
The Commanders came into the day holding more than $73MM in cap space; this release will add a bit to that total. The Biadasz release follows the Titans’ Lloyd Cushenberry cut. Cushenberry disappointed on a big-ticket 2024 contract. Those two join Cade Mays, Connor McGovern and Ethan Pocic among the Tyler Linderbaum consolation prizes on this free agent market.
Linderbaum is expected to break a center record with his second contract. The rest of the crop will not be positioned to rival where the three-time Pro Bowler goes contractually. With 84 career starts and not being set to turn 29 until November, Biadasz will likely land another starting opportunity elsewhere soon.
Would love to him back.
LT: Tyler Smith
LG: Cooper Beebe
C: Tyler Biadasz
RG: Tyler Booker
RT: Tyler Guyton
80% Tyler O-line
Shout Tyler at practice and find 1300 pounds of man looking at you.
Good offseason to be a perfectly fine starting center on the free agent market. Only one team can get Linderbaum.
I guess the analytics show linderbaum as the top guy available, but if you watched every ravens game, you’d see that his pass protection is acceptable at best. The line as whole needs help, but linderbaum did not perform as a break the bank player. Most plays Lamar was scrambling for his life
They badly need to improve at guard next to him if they keep him. I also wonder if Linderbaum would look better in a scheme that ran more zone. His gifts have always leaned more toward movement than size and strength.
Packers need to be on top of this IMMEDIATELY!! This is the best option to resolve a major need before free agency or the draft even begins and in a year in which you have limited free agent money and no 1st round pick, bringing in this Wisconsin native is a gift from the football Gods
Less than 2 years later geesh..Free-agency is a buyer beware market thats phosho