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Commanders QB Jayden Daniels Will Not Require Surgery; 2025 Return Possible

By | at November 7, 2025 8:29 am

The past few days have seen Jayden Daniels consult with a number of specialists about his dislocated elbow. The worst-case scenario has been avoided.

Daniels’ left (non-throwing) elbow was not injured as much as originally thought, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. No ligament damage was found upon further testing. As a result, surgery will not be required in this case. Rapoport adds Daniels is not heading to injured reserve at least for the time being.

Further assessments will take place during Washington’s bye week. The team has two games (at home against the Lions and on the road against the Dolphins) before that point. Backup Marcus Mariota will handle QB1 duties for at least those two contests. Part of how the Commanders proceed with Daniels past that point will no doubt be influenced by their record.

Washington sits at 3-6 on the year thanks to a four-game losing streak. A return to the postseason is far from certain as a result, and that will especially be true if the team drops even one of its two remaining games before the bye. If the season is essentially over by that point, there would be little upside to bringing Daniels back into the fold (even if that were possible). For now, attention will turn to Washington’s ability to stay afloat on offense without Daniels or top wideout Terry McLaurin in place for the time being.

Daniels played every game during the 2024 campaign, one in which he took home Offensive Rookie of the Year honors. This season has played out much differently on the health front, with last year’s No. 2 pick already missing time prior to his elbow dislocation. That ailment – suffered late in a blowout game – will hinder the Commanders’ chances of reaching the playoffs, let alone repeating 2024’s surprise run to the NFC title game.

Mariota has made three starts and five appearances this season in place of Daniels. Those figures will continue to rise as the 32-year-old guides Washington’s offense for the time being (potentially through the rest of the campaign). As a pending free agent, Mariota’s performances down the stretch will dictate his market value. Daniels, meanwhile, will look to rehab his injury without any procedure being necessary. Especially if he is not moved to IR, the door will remain open to a return at some point this season.

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Commanders Work Out S Marcus Maye, Three Others

By | at November 5, 2025 9:01 pm

The Commanders are looking to add some safety depth. According to Aaron Wilson of KPRC2 in Houston, the team worked out four safeties yesterday: Marcus Maye, K’Von Wallace, Daryl Worley, and Jaylen Mahoney.

Maye is the most accomplished of the bunch, as the former second-round pick has 92 games on his resume. The veteran got into 15 games in stints with the Dolphins and Chargers in 2024, and that campaign ended on injured reserve after Maye suffered an ankle injury in December. While the safety hasn’t recently come close to matching his Jets run, he still graded out as an above-average safety during his age-31 season.

Worley has gotten into even more games, as the journeyman has 99 appearances since his debut in 2016. While the West Virginia product was a starter earlier in his career with the Panthers and Raiders, he’s settled into more of a backup role in recent years, starting only 15 of his 42 appearances since the 2020 campaign. Wallace got a chance to start in 2023 when he was with the Cardinals and Titans, but he reverted back to his reeserve role with the Seahawks in 2024.

Mahoney is the only inexperienced option out of the foursome. The former Vanderbilt star joined the 49ers as a UDFA in 2024 and ended up getting into three games as a rookie. He stuck with San Francisco through the offseason and landed on their practice squad following the 2025 preseason. He was cut from the 49ers taxi squad last month.

Quan Martin exited Sunday night’s game with a hamstring issue, and Tyler Owens popped up on this week’s injury report with the same issue. While the Commanders should eventually get Will Harris back on the field, the team could be temporarily tapped at the position. Jeremy Reaves, Darnell Savage, and Percy Butler represent the team’s only healthy options at the position, with Robert McDaniel also around on the practice squad.

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NFL Practice Squad Updates: 11/5/25

By | at November 5, 2025 7:49 pm

Today’s practice squad moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Detroit Lions

Los Angeles Chargers

  • Signed: LS Peter Bowden

Los Angeles Rams

New Orleans Saints

  • Signed: DT Coziah Izzard

New York Jets

San Francisco 49ers

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

  • Signed: OL Karsen Barnhart
  • Placed on IR: OL Tyler McLellan

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Minor NFL Transactions: 11/5/25

By | at November 5, 2025 7:36 pm

Today’s minor moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Atlanta Falcons

Chicago Bears

Detroit Lions

Los Angeles Chargers

Los Angeles Rams

Miami Dolphins

New Orleans Saints

New York Jets

Pittsburgh Steelers

Tennessee Titans

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2025 NFL Trades

By | at November 4, 2025 10:24 pm

The modern NFL features four clear trade windows. While the Cowboys and Steelers’ George Pickens swap showed moves can be made at other points on the NFL calendar, early March, the draft, the late-August 53-man roster-setting date and the November deadline reside as the primary points trades occur around the league. On that note, it is a good time to check in on what has transpired on the trade market ahead of today’s deadline.

Excluding pick-for-pick trades, here are the moves NFL teams have made thus far in 2025:

March 1

49ers chose running back Jordan James at 147

March 4

Rams traded pick to Vikings, moving up to No. 172 for linebacker Chris Paul Jr.

March 5

March 6

March 7

Seahawks chose quarterback Jalen Milroe at 92

March 9

Seahawks used No. 52 to trade up (via the Titans) 17 spots for safety Nick Emmanwori, drafted running back Damien Martinez at 223; Steelers selected quarterback Will Howard at 185

March 10

Texans added wide receiver Jaylin Noel at 79, sent 236 to Jaguars in Day 2 trade; Commanders chose wideout Jaylin Lane at No. 128 

Eagles used No. 164 to climb one spot (via Chiefs) in first round for linebacker Jihaad Campbell

March 11

March 12

Bills took Ohio State cornerback Jordan Hancock at 170; Cowboys chose guard Ajani Cornelius at No. 204

Titans drafted running back Kalel Mullings at No. 188; Cowboys chose running back Phil Mafah at 239

March 13

March 15

Vikings packaged No. 187 in trade-down move (via Texans); 49ers drafted safety Marques Sigle at 160

April 3

Patriots traded down from No. 171 (via Lions) to draft kicker Andres Borregales; Cowboys chose defensive tackle Jay Toia at 217

April 26

Seahawks selected defensive lineman Rylie Mills at No. 142; Vikings traded No. 172 to Rams

May 7

June 2

Pick could upgrade to fourth-rounder if performance-based conditions are met

June 30

July 1

August 4

August 17

August 20

August 22

August 24

August 25

August 26

August 27

August 28

September 8

2026 fifth-round pick (from Bryce Huff trade) could upgrade to fourth-rounder, which would be sent to Jacksonville if 49ers DE meets those conditions

September 14

September 23

September 29

October 7

October 8

October 27

October 28

October 29

November 1

November 3

November 4

Higher of Cowboys’ two 2027 firsts will go to Jets in Williams trade

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Frankie Luvu’s One-Game Suspension Dropped Upon Appeal

By | at November 4, 2025 9:29 pm

NOVEMBER 4: NFL senior vice president of football & international communications Michael Signora announced tonight that Luvu’s one-game suspension has been reduced to a $100K fine. Hall of Fame linebacker Derrick Brooks was appointed by the NFL and NFL Players Association to be the hearing officer for the appeal, and his decision means that Luvu will be available to play this weekend. The overturning of the punishment initially levied further shrouds the league’s interpretations of the controversial hip drop tackle penalty.

NOVEMBER 3: The NFL has suspended Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu one game without pay “for repeated violations of playing rules intended to protect the health and safety of players, including during Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks,” Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports. Luvu will appeal the suspension.

For now, Luvu is slated to sit out the Commanders’ game against the Lions in Week 10 as a result of multiple hip-drop tackles this season. The NFL already fined the 29-year-old earlier in 2025 for violations in Weeks 4 and 8. His latest came during the Commanders’ loss to the Seahawks on Sunday night. The league will dock Luvu his $508,333 game check if his appeal fails.

When NFL teams voted unanimously to outlaw hip-drop tackles in March 2024, the league stated: “A hip-drop tackle occurs when a defender wraps up a ball carrier and rotates or swivels his hips, unweighting himself and dropping onto ball carrier’s legs during the tackle.”

After analyzing over 20,000 tackles, the league concluded that “this specific technique causes lower extremity injuries at a rate 20 times higher than other tackles, resulting in an unacceptable risk to player health and safety.” A season and half has gone by since then, but it’s believed that Luvu’s suspension is the first for hip-drop violations, Pelissero notes.

A former Jet and Panther, Luvu joined the Commanders on a three-year deal worth up to $36MM before the 2024 season. He started in all 17 of the team’s regular-season games last year and posted 99 tackles, a career-high eight sacks, an interception, and a forced fumble. The 29-year-old has again played in all of the Commanders’ games this season, logging 50 tackles, two sacks, and a forced fumble along the way. Barring a successful appeal, though, his run of perfect attendance with Washington is over.

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Minor NFL Transactions: 11/4/25

By | at November 4, 2025 6:44 pm

Here are Tuesday’s minor transactions after a busy trade deadline:

Arizona Cardinals

Atlanta Falcons

Baltimore Ravens

Chicago Bears

Dallas Cowboys

Denver Broncos

  • Waived (with injury designation): S J.T. Gray

Detroit Lions

Green Bay Packers

Los Angeles Chargers

Philadelphia Eagles

Seattle Seahawks

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Usually when a player retires in the middle of the season, it’s a free agent who hoped they’d find a home due to the attrition of the regular season but never do. Rarely do we see active players like Lovato retiring partway through a campaign like this. Lovato is choosing to go out on his own terms, though, as it appears he was close to being released. Los Angeles only signed Lovato just before the season because its regular long snapper, Josh Harris, got hurt and placed on the team’s injured reserve with a designation to return. Harris returned to practice last week, so seeing the writing on the wall, Lovato is saving the Chargers the trouble of releasing him.

Kane had been a core special teamer for the Ravens since getting drafted out of the seventh round last year but had been made a healthy scratch in each of the team’s past two games. Jackson, though, has emerged as a standout on the unit over three practice squad elevations. The Ravens wanted Jackson to keep playing, so he’ll take Kane’s spot on the 53-man roster.

Reed’s time on Seattle’s active roster was short-lived. They’ll likely plan for him to sign back to the practice squad, but he’ll have to clear waivers before they can bring him back. The same is expected of Davis in Dallas.

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Bills Eyeing Deebo Samuel, Von Miller?

By | at November 4, 2025 2:24 pm

Wide receiver and defensive line are among areas the Bills could address before the trade deadline. With 3 p.m. CT fast approaching, Commanders receiver Deebo Samuel and pass rusher Von Miller are names to watch for Buffalo, according to Tim Graham of The Athletic.

The Commanders were expected to remain NFC contenders this year after advancing to the conference title game last season. With an eye on bettering their chances in 2025, they swung an offseason deal with the 49ers for Samuel. Through his first eight games with the Commanders, Samuel leads the team in receptions (42) and yards (367, on just 8.7 per catch), and he has added four touchdowns.

Several months after trading for Samuel, the Commanders signed Miller to a one-year, $6.1MM contract over the summer. That came after the longtime Bronco spent three seasons as a member of the Bills, with whom he could reunite. Miller has only played 35% of defensive snaps for the Commanders, but the 36-year-old has collected four sacks in nine games.

Even though Samuel and Miller have been productive, the 3-6 Commanders may be ready to wave the white flag during an injury-plagued season. Quarterback Jayden Daniels suffered what could be a season-ending elbow injury in a loss to the Seahawks in Week 9. With little room for error left and Daniels out for the foreseeable future, it could lead to exits for Samuel and/or Miller.

The Bills rank toward the bottom of the NFL in spending space, though they did create $1.75MM in breathing room when they restructured cornerback Taron Johnson‘s contract on Monday. That could help them fit either Samuel or Miller under the cap. Samuel, like Miller, is due to become a free agent after the season. The 29-year-old is earning a $1.57MM base salary with a $5.16MM cap hit.

If he ends up with the Bills, Samuel will immediately become the most established member of their receiving corps. Slot target Khalil Shakir has been effective again in 2025. However, second-year man Keon Coleman has underwhelmed, Josh Palmer has been out since mid-October with a knee/ankle injury, and no other Bills wideout has caught double-digit passes.

The Bills released Miller last March to open up cap space and then quickly replaced him with another decorated pass rusher in Joey Bosa. That decision has worked out well for the Bills, who are off to a 6-2 start and have received strong work from Bosa.

While Injuries have been a problem throughout Bosa’s career, he has stayed healthy this season. The rest of the Bills’ D-line hasn’t been as lucky, though. Starting tackle Ed Oliver suffered a torn biceps in Week 8 and won’t return until the postseason (if at all). End Michael Hoecht went down with a season-ending torn Achilles in Week 9.

With Oliver and Hoecht unavailable for the second half, it could point the Bills back to Miller. In returning to Buffalo, he’d join a group of outside pass rushers that currently includes Bosa, Greg Rousseau, and A.J. Epenesa.

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Commanders Not Making Defensive Staff Changes

By | at November 3, 2025 10:09 pm

Even before quarterback Jayden Daniels suffered a serious elbow injury in the fourth quarter on Sunday, the Commanders were in the late stages of a nightmarish showing against the Seahawks. Seattle jumped out to a 24-point halftime lead and coasted to a 38-14 victory, handing Washington its fourth consecutive loss.

The Commanders were one of the NFL’s pleasant surprises during a 12-win season in which they advanced to the NFC title game last year. Now 3-6 in 2025, they’ve already surpassed last season’s loss total. The Commanders’ defensive drop-off has contributed to their decline.

After finishing seventh in total defense and 10th in scoring under the first-year duo of head coach Dan Quinn and D-coordinator Joe Whitt Jr., the Commanders have plummeted to 25th and 22nd in those categories this season. Nevertheless, Quinn said Monday that he won’t make any changes to the defensive staff (via John Keim of ESPN).

Whitt, who calls the plays, will move to the field from the press box in Week 10, Quinn revealed. It remains to be seen whether that will make Whitt’s job any easier against a formidable Detroit offense. He’ll likely have to go without linebacker Frankie Luvu after the NFL issued him a one-game suspension on Monday for hip-drop tackle violations. Luvu is appealing the ruling.

The Commanders will enter the Lions game having dropped three straight contests by at least 21 points. Their most recent lopsided defeat continued a rough start for a pass defense that ranks 29th in the league. Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold, who completed his first 17 passes, saw his MVP odds climb after finishing 21 of 24 for 330 yards and four touchdowns. While the Commanders did intercept Darnold once, they’ve forced just six turnovers this year. Only the Jets and Packers have generated fewer takeaways.

Adding to the Commanders’ adversity during a season loaded with it, cornerback Marshon Lattimore tore his ACL in Week 9. Lattimore, who ranks first among Commanders corners in snaps, will miss the rest of the campaign as a result.

Washington opened 2025 with Lattimore and defensive ends Deatrich Wise and Dorance Armstrong among its starters, but all three have since suffered season-ending injuries. The Commanders’ defensive staff will remain intact, though, and it’ll have to continue to make do with a shorthanded group of players during the last couple months of the season.

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Commanders’ Marshon Lattimore Suffers ACL Tear; Luke McCaffrey Headed To IR

By | at November 3, 2025 3:11 pm

3:11pm: When speaking to the media on Monday, head coach Dan Quinn confirmed Lattimore did indeed tear his ACL. Attention will now turn to the recovery timeline in this case, with Lattimore likely in line to miss the beginning of the 2026 campaign.

9:16am: Jayden Daniels was not the only member of the Commanders to suffer a major injury last night. The team’s defense and special teams have each been dealt a blow as well.

Cornerback Marshon Lattimore exited the contest with a left knee injury, and he may very well be done for the year. The Commanders fear Lattimore suffered an ACL tear, Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network report. Further testing will be required, but confirmation would end the veteran’s first full campaign in Washington.

Lattimore was acquired almost exactly one year ago as the Commanders added to their secondary in advance of a run to the NFC title game. A repeat of that success seems highly unlikely now, and rebounding from a 3-6 start to the campaign will be challenging with a shorthanded secondary. Lattimore, 29, has operated as a full-time starter in 2025. He would have continued doing so if not for this injury.

As the Commanders seek out an in-house replacement to take on his snaps – or look into the trade market for an external addition – Lattimore’s attention will turn to a lengthy rehab process presuming his ACL is confirmed to be torn. The four-time Pro Bowler is under contract through 2026, with a $2MM roster bonus due in March. None of Lattimore’s base salary for the year is guaranteed, so this injury could threaten his future in Washington or at least lead to a pay cut being worked out in the spring.

In other injury news, receiver/returner Luke McCaffrey may also have seen his last action of 2025 on Sunday night. The 2024 third-rounder was injured on the opening kickoff of the game; Garafolo, Rapoport and colleague Tom Pelissero report McCaffrey suffered a broken collarbone. As such, a stint on injured reserve is forthcoming. That will shut him down for at least four games, but it is unclear at this point if McCaffrey will be able to return this season.

The 24-year-old has operated as a depth option in the passing game early in his career, and his average of 18.5 yards per reception in 2025 ranks second on the team. McCaffrey’s most important contributions have come on special teams, though. His 769 kick return yards rank second in the NFL, so his absence will be acutely felt in the third phase.

Terry McLaurin is set to miss multiple games, and losing McCaffrey will deal another blow to Washington’s receiving corps. The team’s outlook for 2025 is not in a good place given its record along with the strong chance of Daniels missing even more time down the stretch. Losing Lattimore and McCaffrey will add further to the Commanders’ injury issues and increase the chances of the campaign ending well short of expectations.

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