The Washington Commanders took the NFL by storm in 2024. Under then-first-year head coach Dan Quinn, quarterback Jayden Daniels, drafted No. 2 overall in 2024, was named Offensive Rookie of the Year and led the Commanders to their first NFC Championship Game since the 1991 season. While Washington was blown out by the eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, the Commanders were on everyone’s radar for 2025.
Unfortunately for Washington, the 2025 season turned into a disaster. Daniels was limited to only seven games by knee, hamstring, and elbow injuries - headlining what would become an injury-riddled season for the entire team - and they stumbled to a 5-12 finish. As such, the Commanders figure to be busy this offseason as they try to recapture their potential from 2024.
Now, they are trying to open up more cap room, and ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting that cornerback Marshon Lattimore will be a casualty.
“Commanders have informed former Pro Bowl cornerback Marshon Lattimore that they intend to release him” before the NFL’s new league year begins on March 11,” Schefter posted on X.
Schefter noted that the move will save Washington $18.5 million in salary cap space.
Lattimore won the 2017 Defensive Rookie of the Year after the Saints drafted him eleventh overall out of Ohio State.
The Commanders acquired Lattimore from New Orleans at the trade deadline in November 2024. At the time, Washington was 7-2 and ahead of schedule, so trading for Lattimore was viewed as an aggressive, savvy move to make an unexpected playoff push.
But Lattimore couldn’t stay healthy for the Commanders. In 2024, a hamstring injury limited him to only two games in Washington. In 2025, Lattimore tore his ACL in Week 9 and missed the remainder of the year.
Injuries aside, moving on from 29-year-old Lattimore makes sense for the Commanders, as their average roster age (28.1) was the oldest in the NFL last season.
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