Laremy Tunsil has been as good as advertised in pass protection. That trade looks like a winner for AP.

Tunsil has allowed a 7.4% pressure rate (10th of 34 LTs), his lowest since ’22. He hasn’t given up a sack, despite being 1-on-1 82% of time (8th most at LT).@NextGenStats pic.twitter.com/5Enu1oyLZM

— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) October 24, 2025

Tuesday brought yet another disappointing day for the Washington Commanders.

Already sitting at 3-6 and their young starting quarterback now out for the third time this season, Tuesday was the annual NFL trade deadline. When 4:00 PM ET had arrived, it was clear that the Commanders had not made any trades.

The overall sentiment of the fan base and local media covering the team was that, with the Commanders’ season gone and the hopes of being a playoff team now evaporating with each new injury, the team should be sellers —big sellers.

Yes, the Commanders needed to move forward and accept that this 2025 team is not going to be playing in the postseason, so go ahead and trade some veterans for draft capital to be used in the future. Yet, it must be remembered, “It takes two to tango.” That is, it takes two parties to agree on terms for there to be an agreement that results in a trade. Both teams have to be satisfied with the compensation at that moment.

Apparently, it did not occur where the Commanders were one of the teams in trade discussions. For example, it would have been preferable if a couple of AFC teams had offered a draft pick for a veteran who could help them down the stretch in their playoff push. No, Washington wouldn’t have gotten high returns, but wouldn’t it be helpful for next season if they could trade two veterans each for a 2026 Day 3 draft pick?

But that is just it. For that to have transpired, Washington would have had to possess two healthy, ready-to-contribute veterans, for whom the other team thought a fifth-round draft choice was fair compensation.

The 2026 team will be in tremendous need. Yet, with the trade for LT Laremy Tunsil, the Commanders do not own selections in the second and fourth rounds for the 2026 NFL draft.

Oh well, as hard to believe as this season has been, the Commanders currently hold the 10th pick in the first round of the 2026 draft. Perhaps their strategy might be to trade down, picking up a draft choice or two?

But we are getting entirely too far ahead of ourselves…