The Washington Commanders were one game away from appearing in Super Bowl LIX after a surprising 12-5 season, where rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels led the franchise to their best season in 33 years. Unfortunately, Washington struggled in 2025, dealing with numerous injuries, including Daniels, who missed 10 games.

On Sunday, the New England Patriots face the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LX. It’s a matchup no one saw coming. Drake Maye leads the Patriots to the Super Bowl in his second NFL season, as he faces off against Sam Darnold.

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How many Commanders‘ connections are there in Sunday’s Super Bowl matchup? We look at both teams, from players to coaches to executives, to find anyone who spent time with Washington.

Seattle Seahawks

President of football operations/general manager John Schneider: It doesn’t get much bigger than this one. Schneider, arguably the NFL’s top GM, has been with the Seahawks since 2010, leading the franchise to three Super Bowl appearances and one championship (so far). Schneider spent the 2001 season in Washington as Marty Schottenheimer’s vice president of player personnel. Firing Schottenheimer and Schneider was one of Dan Snyder’s many blunders.

Inside linebackers coach Kirk Olivadotti: Olivadotti spent 16 years on Washington’s coaching staff, from 2000-10 and 2014-18, working for Norv Turner, Schottenheimer, Steve Spurrier, Joe Gibbs, Jim Zorn, Mike Shanahan and Jay Gruden.

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Offensive passing game coordinator Jake Peetz: Peetz spent the 2014 season with Washington, serving as an offensive quality control assistant under Gruden.

Vice president of player personnel Trent Kirchner: Kirchner spent one season with Washington as the college scouting coordinator under Schneider in 2001.

New England Patriots

Right tackle Morgan Moses: Moses is in his 12th NFL season and spent the first seven with Washington as the starting right tackle before being cut in 2021. Moses appeared in 104 games for Washington, making 97 starts.

Running back Antonio Gibson: Gibson was a third-round pick of the Commanders in the 2020 NFL Draft. He spent four years in Washington, appearing in 61 games, rushing for 2,643 yards and 22 touchdowns, and catching 172 passes for seven touchdowns. Gibson is currently on IR with a torn ACL.

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Running back Craig Reynolds: Reynolds signed with the Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2019. While he was waived during final cuts, he re-signed to the practice squad and was released during the season. He is currently listed as injured and on the practice squad.

Cornerbacks coach Justin Hamilton: The Virginia Tech graduate spent part of the 2008 season on Washington’s roster as a safety.

This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: Which former Commanders players, coaches, execs are in Super Bowl LX?