Thom Loverro

The Aiyuk sideshow, a fired assistant, and two new coordinators: Commanders camp has questions.

There’s a “ton of energy” in the building. That’s one of the messages Adam Peters, Commanders general manager, shared Tuesday in his training camp kickoff press conference.

I was on vacation at the beach when the baseball trading deadline came and went. I didn’t follow it closely, but I had a feeling that the Washington Nationals did something when the carcasses of Nationals fans started washing up on shore.

And you were worried that Brandon Aiyuk was going to be a distraction if he showed up at Washington Commanders training camp. It turns out his former Arizona State teammate, quarterback Jayden Daniels, has been the biggest distraction for the organization. Or, more specifically, the business of Jayden Daniels.

Well, that was a wasted trip to Detroit for the Commanders. Hope they had some time to at least squeeze in a visit to the Motown Museum.

The Ron Rivera roster that general manager Adam Peters and coach Dan Quinn inherited was so deeply devoid of talent that it will take more than the three drafts and free agencies that they have overseen since taking over in 2024 to build a competitive foundation for this team.

The Ron Rivera roster that general manager Adam Peters and coach Dan Quinn inherited was so deeply devoid of talent that it will take more than the three drafts and free agencies that they have overseen since taking over in 2024 to build a competitive foundation for this team.

Every one of the football players banging heads on the field last week was hoping for the chance to do so for a living. What some of them got instead was a few hits closer to dying.

Every one of the football players banging heads on the field last week was hoping for the chance to do so for a living. What some of them got instead was a few hits closer to dying.

It’s been quite a couple of days in the diminishing world of sports journalism.