{"id":768686,"date":"2026-02-22T10:29:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T10:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/768686\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T10:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T10:29:13","slug":"commanders-gm-adam-peters-has-a-busy-offseason-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/768686\/","title":{"rendered":"Commanders GM Adam Peters has a busy offseason ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Perhaps Adam Peters will approach free agency as he did in 2024?<\/p>\n<p>You may recall that the <a href=\"https:\/\/commanderswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Washington Commanders;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Washington Commanders<\/a>&#8216; new GM arrived and was busy releasing veterans, signing new ones, and making a draft-day trade to acquire an extra draft choice.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>In that first off season for the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/washington-commanders\/363\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Commanders;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Commanders<\/a>, Peters quickly released three starters from the 2023 team: Logan Thomas, Nick Gates and Charles Leno, Jr. Then Peters surprised many by letting Commanders go that he had no interest in re-signing such as RB Antonio Gibson, DE Casey Toohill, WR Curtis Samuel, QB Jacoby Brissett, DE James Smith-Williams, S Kam Curl, CB Kendall Fuller, G Saahdiq Charles and K Joey Slye.<\/p>\n<p>Looking at each of those, how many would you say Peters unquestionably missed on, and should have resigned them? I don&#8217;t know that I could say he &#8220;unquestionably&#8221; missed any of them. You could question whether Kam Curl should have been re-signed.<\/p>\n<p>Next came a large volume of one-year contracts signed with veteran free agents. Only five contracts were three-year deals. That was wise by Peters. For instance, the Daron Payne deal now, where his dead cap hit this season is $28 million, yet he has played nothing close to that value. That was signed when Ron Rivera was the head coach\/general manager.<\/p>\n<p>Of those five three-year deals, it would appear four of the five players are expected to still be present and starting in 2026: DE Dorance Armstrong, LB Frankie Luvu, C Tyler Biadasz and LS Tyler Ott. The only deal that has underperformed has been G Nick Allegretti. Two two-year deals were also completed as RB Austin Ekeler and S Jeremy Reaves re-signed for two years.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Consequently, with the Commanders not owning draft choices in the second or fourth rounds, don&#8217;t be surprised to see Peters busy again signing most players to a prove-it, one-year deal. Then look for him to sprinkle in a few more two- or three-year deals with ascending players.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/commanderswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/commanders\/2026\/02\/22\/washington-commanders-adam-peters-free-agency-approach\/88805244007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Washington Commanders: How will GM Adam Peters approach free agency?;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Washington Commanders: How will GM Adam Peters approach free agency?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Perhaps Adam Peters will approach free agency as he did in 2024? 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