I’ve been holding off on writing this article because I’ve been waiting for at least one announcement that the team has signed some veteran defensive help at the linebacker or defensive back positions. Unfortunately, with players reporting on Tuesday and training camp workouts beginning on Wednesday, it’s time to take to the keyboard without having received such news.
There is, of course, still time for a last-minute announcement before training camp starts, and even after that, there’s nothing to stop the organization from adding players during July or August. However, absent a last-minute addition announced today or tomorrow, the most likely time to add veteran help would seem to be after the final preseason game and roster cutdowns, when the Commanders could sign a veteran who can provide depth here after being cut by another team, or snatch a younger player off waivers that another team was trying to sneak onto the practice squad (or when that team is simply trying to open a temporary Week 1 roster spot for another player who is destined for IR or something similar).