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Why Dan Quinn is such a big fan of Commanders QB Jayden Daniels (1:33)
Dan Quinn tells Rich Eisen a healthy Jayden Daniels can elevate the Commanders and establish himself as one of the top quarterbacks in the NFL next season. (1:33)
John KeimMar 2, 2026, 01:54 PM ET
- John Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can also listen to him on 'The John Keim Report', which airs on ESPN Richmond radio.
The Washington Commanders informed cornerback Marshon Lattimore that he will be released before the league year begins next week, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter, a move that had been expected since Lattimore suffered a season-ending injury in November.
The new league year begins at 4 p.m. ET on March 11. The Commanders will save $18.5 million in salary cap space; they currently have the fifth-most space available. Washington is expected to be aggressive on the free agent market, particularly at corner, according to league sources.
They have two potential starters under contract: Trey Amos, a starter as a rookie last before breaking his leg in Week 10, and Mike Sainristil, a 2024 second-round pick who has started for the past two seasons.
Lattimore, 29, tore the ACL in his left knee in Week 9 and missed the remainder of the season. He had played in each game to that point.
Washington acquired him from the New Orleans Saints at the trade deadline in 2024, sending three picks (third, fourth and sixth) to the Saints in last year's draft while recouping a fifth-rounder. But he missed a combined eight games that season because of a hamstring injury, including six with the Commanders. He did play in all three of Washington's postseason games.
A first-round pick by New Orleans in 2017, Lattimore made four Pro Bowls in his first five seasons. But since 2021 he's suffered a variety of injuries -- a lacerated kidney and two broken ribs in '22; an ankle injury in '23 and the hamstring issues the following season. He hasn't played in more than 10 games in a season during that span.
Off the field, he was arrested on Jan. 7 in Lakewood, Ohio, and charged with improperly handling a firearm in a vehicle.
