Washington Commanders 2026 Free Agency Rumors Tracker: Adding more defensive players on Day 2

The NFL’s legal tampering period started yesterday at noon, and there was plenty of action. That action didn’t get to the Washington Commanders until reports came out that they had agreed to a 2-year extension with LT Laremy Tunsil. The first free agent “signing” from another team was a letdown if you were expecting the promised fireworks from Washington when free agency started. Lions CB Amik Robertson agreed to a 2-year deal, but only provided sparklers for a fanbase looking for top talent to revive a team that went 5-12 last season.

The fourth hour of legal tampering only gave the fanbase another re-signing, but it was an important one. Backup QB Marcus Mariota is returning for another year, and the crowd went mild. If you were one of the many fans asking for proof that Adam Peters was alive, had access to Josh Harris’s password for the salary cap funds, and was willing/allowed to spend it; the good news came with the announcement that Chargers DE Odafe Oweh had agreed to terms on a 4-year, $100 million deal. Adam Peters lives! The first day of legal tampering ended with a homecoming. Former Redskins 5th-round pick Tim Settle Jr. agreed to return to Washington on a three-year deal.

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The new league year starts tomorrow at 4pm. Contracts reported for free agents with expiring contracts during the two day legal tampering window won’t be official until the new league year starts. Washington was still signing a few of their pending free agents before they hit the market, and none of their FAs agreed to deals with other teams.

Free agents signed

CB Amik Robertson – Agreed to 2-year, $16 million deal with $9.3 million guaranteed

DE Odafe Oweh – Agreed to 4-year, $100 million deal

DT Tim Settle – Agreed to 3-year, $24 million deal

LB Leo Chenal – Agreed to 3-year, $24.5 million deal

Commanders re-signed:

P Tress Way – Re-signed for 1 year

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G/T Andrew Wylie – Signed two-year, $6.65 mill deal

OL Nick Allegretti – Signed new, two-year deal

DE Deatrich Wise Jr. – Re-signed for 1 year

DT Shy Tuttle – Re-signed for 1 year

DE Drake Jackson – Re-signed for 1 year

K Jake Moody – Not getting tendered; re-signed for 1 year

WR Treylon Burks – Re-signed for 1 year, up to $4 million

LT Laremy Tunsil – Signed 2-year, $60.2 million extension

QB Marcus Mariota – Re-signed for 1-year, $7 million; worth up to $11 million

Commanders pending free agents 2026

QB Josh Johnson

QB Jeff Driskel

WR Deebo Samuel Sr

WR Noah Brown

WR Chris Moore

WR Robbie Chosen

TE Zach Ertz

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RB Austin Ekeler

RB Jeremy McNichols

RB Chase Edmonds

T Trent Scott

T George Fant

T Lucas Niang

G Chris Paul

LB Bobby Wagner

CB Jonathan Jones

EDGE Jacob Martin

EDGE Preston Smith

OLB Von Miller

DT Eddie Goldman

CB Noah Igbinoghene

DT Sheldon Day

CB Antonio Hamilton

DE Jalyn Holmes

Restricted free agents

RB Chris Rodriguez Jr.

TE Tyree Jackson

Commanders released

C Tyler Biadasz – Signed three-year, $30 million deal with Chargers

CB Marshon Lattimore – Max of $18.5 million cap savings

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