5. Some difficult decisions to make.
The next two days will be a challenging time for the Commanders and the rest of the teams around the league. The start of the 2025 season is now two weeks away, but Washington must also cut their roster down to 53 players before then.
“It’s our time to spend together, talk about the team, what we would do, contingency planning, 53-man roster, 70-man roster,” Quinn said, referring to himself and general manager Adam Peters. “And then of course from his [Peters’] side, then there’s acquisitions or trades that go into all those.”
The Commanders have several questions surrounding their roster, not including their search for a third quarterback. They must decide whether to keep six receivers on the roster and how many linemen they will need on either side of the ball. Also, like how they signed Brown after roster cuts, they must search the crop of players who will be released for options to improve their talent pool.
It is an important time for the team, and Quinn said they intend to take it seriously.
“It is a busy time for sure, but [like] most things, big decisions, [we] take our time and work our way through them,” Quinn said.