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One of the older teams in the NFL this season, the Washington Commanders had over 30 players who could have been subject to waivers as the team cut down from 90 players to 53 yesterday.
Of course, a substantial number players on their rookie contracts should be safe losing their roster spots, but, if any are waived this week, they are subject to the waiver wire pool and can be claimed by another team.
If not claimed by another team, after noon on Wednesday they are eligible to be a part of Washington’s 17-man practice squad.
LB Kam ArnoldDT Ricky Barber
WR Ja’Corey Brooks
WR Jacoby JonesLB Ale KahoS Robert McDaniel
G Timothy McKay
CB Car’lin VigersRB Kazmeir AllenQB Sam HartmanWR Tay MartinS Ben Nikkel
WR Braylon Sanders
CB Trey AmosT Josh Conerly Jr.
RB Jacory Croskey-Merritt
WR Jaylin LaneLB Kain MedranoT Brandon ColemanQB Jayden DanielsDE Javontae Jean-BaptisteLB Jordan MageeWR Luke McCaffreyDT Jer’Zhan NewtonS Tyler OwensCB Mike SainristilTE Ben SinnottTE Colson Yankoff
S Quan Martin
When a player is ‘waived’, he is subject to the waiver wire, where any team can claim him and assume his current contract. Currently, the waiver wire order (listed below) is dependent on the NFL Draft order from this past April, but without any trades.
Every team that is interested in acquiring a player will file its waiver claim at the same time, but only the team with the highest claim will successfully ‘claim’ the player and his current contract.
Whether or not a player enters the waiver wire or becomes a free agent depends on a player’s NFL service time. Players with at least four years of accrued NFL service time are released outright. In this case, the player’s contract ends, he immediately becomes an unrestricted free agent and is eligible to sign with any team.
However, as described above, if a player has less than four years of service time, he is subject to waiver wire claims. Any player who is not claimed after being waived is eligible to sign wherever he’d like, including his former team’s practice squad.
Mainly, the group of players who get waived comprises those who are currently not eligible for unrestricted free agency status entering the year — Exclusive Rights Free Agents (less than three years of service) or Restricted Free Agents (three years of service).
The NFL waiver order during the preseason and the first three weeks of the regular season mirrors the 2025 NFL Draft order (absent trades). Once we get through three games, the waiver order resets to the current NFL standings. So, until Week 4, the Titans have first crack at every player on waivers.
1. Tennessee Titans
2. Cleveland Browns
3. New York Giants
4. New England Patriots
5. Jacksonville Jaguars
6. Las Vegas Raiders
7. New York Jets
8. Carolina Panthers
9. New Orleans Saints
10. Chicago Bears
11. San Francisco 49ers
12. Dallas Cowboys
13. Miami Dolphins
14. Indianapolis Colts
15. Atlanta Falcons
16. Arizona Cardinals
17. Cincinnati Bengals
18. Seattle Seahawks
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
20. Denver Broncos
21. Pittsburgh Steelers
22. Los Angeles Chargers
23. Green Bay Packers
24. Minnesota Vikings
25. Houston Texans
26. Los Angeles Rams
27. Baltimore Ravens
28. Detroit Lions
29. Washington Commanders
30. Buffalo Bills
31. Kansas City Chiefs
32. Philadelphia Eagles
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