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The Washington Commanders have officially wrapped up training camp. Once they finish up their final preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens, the team will make the final roster cuts and begin preparing for their Week 1 game against the New York Giants.
It's been an eventful month as the players have tried to improve upon their 12-5 season in 2024. Here are three players who stood out during camp.
It's rare for a rookie to be an immediate standout in the NFL. The Commanders managed to draft two such players last year in Jayden Daniels and Mike Sainristil. They seem to have added another one this year in Amos.
Amos, who the Commanders considered taking with their first-round pick, was placed among the defensive starters and played well against Washington's best weapons. He's disrupted the timing between the quarterback and receiver, which has led to either incompletions or pass breakups. An example of the latter came during the team's Burgundy and Gold scrimmage, when he laid out to swat away a pass to KJ Osborn.
The only disappointment surrounding Amos is who he hasn't been matched up with. Terry McLaurin and Noah Brown have not been at practice for their own reasons, and while they will return to the field at some point, the Commanders would have preferred to give Amos more competition against bigger wideouts. He was also held out during the Bengals' preseason game, which means he didn't get to cover Tee Higgins or Ja'Marr Chase.
Still, Amos has risen to every challenge the Commanders have given him, and barring injury, he is expected to be a mainstay of their starting defense this season.