Odafe Oweh and the Commanders' Defense Swarm the Dolphins in Joint Practice

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The Good and Not So Good From Commanders vs. Dolphins Joint Practice

Given the ability to finally test its new offense, new defense, and developing roster against unfamiliar players rather than their own teammates, Wednesday's practice carried way more weight than the previous ten. The first outside test went very well, with multiple areas, including an incredible day by Jayden Daniels, a deep and productive receiver room, and a defense that spent much of the morning in Miami’s backfield. Washington still had difficulty generating an interior running game, while some offensive-line execution issues remained visible.
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Joint Practice with Miami | John Keim Report

John Keim provides an on-site analysis of the joint practice session between the Washington Commanders and the Miami Dolphins. The coverage examines individual performance highlights, position group updates, and overall team energy as the squad prepares for upcoming preseason challenges.

Analyzing top storylines from Commanders training camp, joint practice

Nick Cross continues to have a great camp and is locked in as a starter at one safety position. Veteran Jeremy Reaves has been getting plenty of time beside him. He sat out Tuesday’s session, which gave some other players more run. Percy Butler received some time with the first unit on Monday, and the team continued to shuffle Tyler Owens around, looking for the best fit for the third-year safety.
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Commanders' Stefon Diggs Already Exceeding Dan Quinn's High Expectations

Exceeding already high expectations is a good way to get noticed. Doing it while still technically behind everyone else, who had the entire offseason and opening portion of camp to ramp up with the language and timing of the new system, is a good way to show you are still at the top of your craft.
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Odafe Oweh needed one joint practice to make Commanders look genius

Oweh led from the front. He was a constant menace flying off the edge. The former Penn State phenom would have secured multiple sacks in a typical game-day environment. His gap discipline against the run was on point, blowing up plays when the Dolphins tried anything off-tackle with ruthless efficiency.
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Inside Dan Quinn's master plan to revive the Commanders

The pre-practice scene highlighted the mindset Quinn is trying to cultivate heading into the 2026 season. After a 5-12 campaign that followed a surprising run to the NFC Championship Game the previous year, Quinn spent the offseason searching for ways to sharpen a Washington team he felt had lost some of its edge last year. Through coaching changes, roster moves and an increased emphasis on competition in nearly every aspect of his program, Quinn has tried to inject more urgency into a franchise looking to rebound from one of the NFL's steepest year-to-year declines.

This January, Quinn moved on from both coordinators, citing a lack of production on defense and a need for a change in philosophy on offense. In the offseason, Washington made scores of personnel changes, injecting youth and athleticism into what had been the NFL's oldest roster with the likes of edge rusher Odafe Oweh and top draft pick Sonny Styles, while also upgrading talent at positions of need, like the signing of Stefon Diggs to partner with No. 1 receiver Terry McLaurin last week.
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Nick Allegretti update gives Commanders an escape from mounting concern

Dan Quinn said C Nick Allegretti and CB Trey Amos will not participate in tomorrow’s joint practice or Friday’s preseason game against the Dolphins. Quinn expects Allegretti to be back Sunday. Amos’ return is TBD.
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Three Commanders Players on the Outside Looking In Who Could Still Force Their Way Onto the Final 53

The Washington Commanders kicked off their first joint practice with the Miami Dolphins today, the latest step in the lead-up to the teams' preseason debut on Friday. Their priorities from competitive and developmental standpoints will soon be thrust before a national audience, potentially revealing the Commanders' preferences regarding the tough decisions coming their way.

In a little over two weeks, Washington's evaluators will have to make a slew of cuts to trim the roster down to the final 53 contributors, and their retooled roster is fortunately crowded enough to complicate some of the fringier decisions. Depending on how the next few practices and scrimmages go, a few second-, third-, and fourth-stringers have the chance to elevate into or maintain their positions as regular-season staples.
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Commanders’ Terry McLaurin feels free after enduring ‘hardest year’ of his life

“This last year was the hardest year of my life — from the contract and getting hurt, and you know, I’ve been going through some stuff off the field, just personally,” McLaurin revealed Friday. “It’s been extremely challenging.”

“I’ve been somebody who’s kind of struggled with worry, struggled with anxiety, sometimes not feeling good enough. So when you go through contract stuff, when you go through injury, it can kind of make you feel insecure at times.”

“[Now], I just feel like I’m in a great space. … I wouldn’t trade anything because it’s built me into the person I am right now, and I just feel like I’m playing with a type of freedom that I haven’t had. So I’m just looking forward to spilling that out for my team this year.”
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