Antonio Williams’ Toughness Vow & Josh Conerly Jr. Training With Laremy Tunsil

The Commanders wrapped up the team's mandatory minicamp on Thursday as Dan Quinn took questions after practice. Washington will now break for the summer until training camp opens in late July.

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Commanders Stories From Friday

5 Quotes That Defined Commanders Minicamp: Jayden Daniels, Dan Quinn & Rookie Standouts

“I think just learning the new offense terminology, what, why we’re attacking this play, what we want to do in this play, and things like that.”

Commanders Minicamp Winners and Losers: Who Built Trust Before Training Camp?

Mandatory minicamp did not settle the Commanders’ roster, but it did reveal which players and position groups helped themselves before training camp.

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Whether it's broken ribs or a collapsed lung, Antonio Williams will 'lay it on the line' for his teammates

It didn't take long for Williams to realize something was wrong. He caught a pass from Cade Klubnik that resulted in a first down and got up to give a small celebration. That's when Williams' eyes "started messing with me." He went out for one play to collect himself and finished the game, but an MRI revealed the fracture and collapsed lung.

Why Not WR Brian Thomas Jr.? - The Kevin Sheehan Show

Kevin opened with a Len Bias story 40 years after his passing to the day. He then responded to an emailer who wonders why the Commanders haven't targeted Jacksonville WR Brian Thomas Jr.?

What we learned about Jayden Daniels and the Commanders’ new offense in minicamp

“Just trying to open (the quarterback’s) eyes, maybe, under center to some of the play-action concepts and different things we want to (use to) stretch people horizontally and vertically,” Blough said. “We’re not creating essentially new concepts. Just asking them to do different things.”

How Daronte Jones will attack with new Commanders EDGE Odafe Oweh

Will Adam Peters’ top free agent Odafe Oweh break through for Dan Quinn and the Commanders defense?

‘This is the New Benchmark’: Dan Quinn Demands a Higher Offseason Standard From Commanders

“We’ve surpassed what we’ve been together in two years of standards and speed and the attitude to go do that together,” Quinn said.

Rookie long shot gives Commanders a difficult decision after minicamp surge

Fred Davis II was flying all over the field at mandatory minicamp, according to those in attendance. He looked comfortable in coverage, made some impressive plays on the football, and is visibly growing in confidence. Much more will be required to make the squad, but the undrafted free agent couldn't be doing much more to leave a mark.

Mika Garafolo reveals Brandon Aiyuk endgame as Commanders dream grows

“I’ll use this end of things to tell you that the Washington Commanders are not looking to press for Brandon Aiyuk. And my understanding is if he becomes a free agent, they will then take a look at Brandon Aiyuk and the possibility of bringing him in and reuniting him with Jayden Daniels.

Jayden Daniels delivered exactly what Commanders fans needed to hear

"It's been fun just to build this foundation with the new offense and the guys ... just getting to learn every day and get better," Daniels told reporters.

How Commanders OT Laremy Tunsil is helping Josh Conerly Jr. progress

“Come on, now. That’s ‘Bama,” Tunsil said Wednesday in a post-practice scrum with on-site reporters, via 7News reporter Scott Abraham. “That’s us working our asses off. That’s us working every day. Every single day, we ate right. We ate protein for lunch and breakfast. No carbs for dinner. There were supplements every day. We established a routine that we had to live by to change our body.”

Stock exchange | Who does Santana Moss believe is going 'to the moon'?

To me, [Jayden Daniels] shows you that you put me around guys, I can elevate everybody's game. And at the end of the day, we're gonna be OK. Last year was one of those years, I think, as a whole we needed to have, because I think we weren't ready. We thought we were, but we weren't ready. So, I'm gonna let last year be last year. That was a learning experience. But we're back. This is Year 3. Out of all he endured from Year 1 to Year 2 and understanding that even with all that that went on -- even with all that turmoil that went on last year -- I'm still here. I'm still that dude. And everybody knows that if I'm out here and I'm protected, I can be that guy.

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