Tyler Biadasz, Jayden Daniels and Terry McLaurin
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Jayden Daniels explained the lack of targets for Washington Commanders' wide receiver Terry McLaurin.
One thing we learned from the 2026 NFL free agency is that teams really value centers — they’re hard to come by, and they get super-duper paid because of their rarity.
Which makes it all the more confusing as to why the Washington Commanders essentially gave theirs away.
Bleacher Report called former Commanders center Tyler Biadasz the NFL’s “Biggest Steal” in free agency this offseason after he signed a 3-year, $30 million contract with the Los Angeles Chargers after Washington made him a salary cap casualty.
“The free agent market at the center position got reset in a seismic way when the Las Vegas Raiders handed Tyler Linderbaum a three-year contract averaging a staggering $27 million a season. Linderbaum is admittedly an excellent offensive lineman,” Bleacher Report’s Gary Davenport wrote. “But the Los Angeles Chargers were able to add a Pro Bowl center of their own — and his entire three-year deal isn’t that much bigger than Linderbaum’s average annual salary.”
Commanders Will Likely Regret Losing Biadasz
Biadasz was also called the salary-cap casualty that an NFL team will come to regret most.
“Biadasz’s release by the Washington Commanders simply didn’t make sense,” Bleacher Report’s Kristopher Knox wrote. ” … After seeing quarterback Jayden Daniels suffer multiple injuries in 2025, the Commanders should be more focused on building up their offensive line, not tearing it down. They certainly shouldn’t have released a 28-year-old center who started 16 games last season and played well.”
The Commanders didn’t think enough of Biadasz to pay him the $8.3 million he was owed in 2026 and released him for relatively meager salary cap savings.
“TheChargers make a splash before free agency, agreeing to terms with C Tyler Biadasz on a 3-year deal worth $30M, per The Insiders,” NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport wrote on his official X account on Friday. “Biadasz was cut by theCommanders after being set to make $8.3M. Now he lands in LA with a raise.”
Commanders Signed Biadasz for Big Money in 2024
Biadasz started 31 games the last 2 seasons for the Commanders after signing a 3-year, $29.5 million free agent contract before the 2024 season.
The plan for the Commanders, while not totally clear, could be to simply put 2-time Super Bowl champion Nick Allegretti at center — he’s listed as a guard/center — although there is the possibility of signing a free agent or even drafting a center on Day 2 or Day 3 of the 2026 NFL draft.
Drafted in the 4th round (No. 146 overall) out of Wisconsin in the 2020 NFL draft, the 6-foot-4, 316-pound Biadasz spent his first 4 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, where he was named a Pro Bowler in 2022.
Bleacher Report’s Matt Holder called Biadasz the best center in the NFC East headed into the 2025 season after he helped lead the Commanders to the NFC Championship Game in 2024.
“Cam Jurgens is coming off an impressive campaign, earning a Pro Bowl nomination in his first season as the Eagles’ starting center,” Holder wrote. “Biadasz has just been doing it longer and for two NFC East teams over the last five years. Plus, the latter was better in pass protection last year, allowing 14 pressures to Jurgens’ 25, per Pro Football Focus.”