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The 2022 N.F.L. Season Is Ready to Launch

Key additions: QB Carson Wentz, G Andrew Norwell, WR Jahan Dotson

Key departures: G Brandon Scherff, DT Tim Settle, DE Matthew Ioannidis

It’s Year 3 of the Commanders’ rebuild under Coach Ron Rivera, as good a time as ever to break the seven-win barrier that capped his first two seasons in Washington. Though Carson Wentz is an upgrade at quarterback, adding Wentz and handing receiver Terry McLaurin a three-year, $71 million extension probably isn’t enough to give the Commanders a significant boost.

The team’s depth will be challenged early with defensive end Chase Young out rehabbing his A.