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The Commanders’ new closet will include the “Hail Raiser” all-black alternate, featuring a low-gloss black helmet adorned by the club’s W logo with a spear interwoven through the center of the mark. The rest of the black uniform includes the same details: burgundy block numbers outlined in gold, a gold-and-burgundy pair of stripes seen on the cuffs of the jersey sleeves and down each side of the team’s black pants, and a triple stripe — in burgundy-gold-burgundy — down the center of the black helmet. The look produces a much-needed upgrade over the team’s previous all-black alternate first introduced with the club’s Commanders rebrand in 2022.

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PHOTOS | All in the details

The Washington Commanders put in serious effort to create a look that harkens back to their iconic look in the 1970s, 80 and 90s with their new uniforms. Scroll through to see the top shots of all the details in the uniforms.

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5 things to know about Washington’s new uniforms 

The “Hail Raiser”

• The only look with its own name in this launch, the “Hail Raiser” alternate uniform embodies the identity of the Commander: a leader of warriors. These all-black “alter egos” convey a stealth quality exhibited by elite units in battle. In training and on the biggest stage, leaders of warriors – not tethered to any one time or place – are disciplined, fierce, resilient and honorable figures.

• A brand-new spear W alternate logo highlights each side of the “Hail Raiser” helmet. One of the most striking angles of the “Hail Raiser” is straight-on, which puts the eyes of an opponent face-to-face with the helmet’s double spearheads.

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• A spear element was first incorporated into Washington’s uniform in the 1960s. It also had a fun starring role on a helmet in the early 2000s in celebration of the team’s 70^th anniversary season.

• Talks around bringing back the spear in some fashion have been taking place over the last couple of years. Not only is at a potent weapon for a fighter, but its sharpest point – the spearhead or “tip of the spear” – symbolizes the top fighters, those who are unafraid to lead a mission. That energy defines a Commander.

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NFL Draft Profile: Edge Rusher David Bailey

Texas Tech defensive end David Bailey is one of the highest rated pass rushers in this years draft. He’s projected to go as high as the second overall pick and seems like a lock to go in the top 10 at the very least. It would appear unlikely that he’s available for the Commanders at pick seven, but nothing is impossible in the draft. So what type of prospect is Bailey and what will he bring to whichever team drafts him? Let’s take a closer look.

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At 6-foot-4, 251 pounds with nearly 34-inch arms, Bailey is a big, long, athletic edge rusher. He’s got excellent quickness, which is undoubtedly one of his biggest strengths. When he times the snap well, his first step is excellent and he backs it up with the speed to be a legitimate threat to most tackles on the edge.

While that speed threat to the edge is Bailey’s best trait, he does have other moves in his bag to pull out for some variety. One of his favorite moves is a spin move.

When he gets it right, that spin move is deadly and a very nice counter to his speed rush. I do feel he goes to it a little too often and there are times he doesn’t fully commit to it, but clearly he’s capable of getting it right and when he does, he’s an outstanding move to have. He does have some other moves too, with a variety of hand swipes and chops that he mixes in. What did stand out to me though, was that he misses with quite a lot of his chops and swipes. Often, he’s fast enough to the edge that it doesn’t really matter.

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Why Dyami Brown, Treylon Burks Matter for 2026 Washington Commanders

At 26, with 79 career receptions for 1,011 yards and five touchdowns across five seasons, [Dyami Brown] is not a star. He’s a deep-threat complement who runs clean routes down the sideline, wins in contested situations, and can turn a 50-50 ball into a 60-yard gain when Daniels puts it in the air. In a David Blough offense with play-action built around Daniels’ arm talent, Brown is the vertical piece that makes defenses think twice about sitting in a single high safety.

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Treylon Burks — The One With Everything Left to Prove

Six-foot-two, 225 pounds, built like a tight end with receiver speed. The comp everyone reached for was AJ Brown himself. It was never going to end well.

Injuries did most of the damage. Turf toe. Knee issues. A broken collarbone in camp last summer that sent him to injured reserve before the Titans cut him loose entirely. By the time Washington signed him to the practice squad in October 2025, Burks had 53 career catches in three-plus years with Tennessee. Not what a top-20 pick is supposed to look like.

Burks might actually be in the right situation. In eight games after getting elevated to the active roster, he caught 10 of 22 targets for 130 yards and a touchdown — a one-handed grab against the Broncos in overtime that’s the kind of play you make when you’ve been counted out, and you know it. He came back on a one-year deal worth up to $4 million before anyone else could get to him. That’s a player who sees something in this offense and wants to be part of it.

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At 26 and finally healthy, Burks gives Blough a matchup problem that almost nobody in this league knows how to defend — a 225-pound receiver with legitimate route-running ability who can split out wide, line up in the slot, or work as an H-back off motion. Defenses that bracket McLaurin with a safety leave Burks in a one-on-one situation against a linebacker. That’s not a fair fight for the linebacker.

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Commanders hold annual Topgolf event for NFL draft visits

This serves as the third consecutive year the Commanders have brought in prospects to compete against each other at Topgolf. It’s an informal night where players can show how well they can (or can’t) hit a golf ball. The Commanders, with the No. 7 pick in the 2026 draft next week, invited several players who will be considered potential picks in that area of the draft. They also invited some players projected to be drafted later.