There was yet more bad news for the Washington Commanders following their heavy loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday, with a further disciplinary issue hitting the team. Just a week after Frankie Luvu copped a one-match ban — later reduced to a heavy fine that allowed him to play against Detroit — defensive tackle Daron Payne was disqualified for …
It’s been a rough season for the Washington Commanders, with injury ruining the campaign for many of their star players as they miss significant time. Now, however, a suspension will rob the team of one of their defensive stalwarts for the Week 10 clash with the Detroit Lions. According to the NFL, linebacker Frankie Luvu has been suspended without pay …
Each week, we round up the NFL action, picking our MVP, the best game of the week, and the winners and losers after the final whistle blows. Week 9 of the NFL 2025 season gave us a scintillating renewal of the Chiefs-Bills rivalry, a landmark Sam Darnold performance, and another heart-breaking loss for the Cincinnati Bengals and their porous defense. …
The 2025 season is one of the most wide open for many years as, entering Week 9, 13 teams have recorded at least five wins, the third-highest number through eight weeks since 1970, trailing only 1986 (16 teams) and 2020 (14). Last week also saw three teams who entered the week with one or fewer wins get one in the …
Welcome to Gridiron’s Week 4 power ranking, where the reshuffle continues apace as teams continue to defy expectation. GRIDIRON POWER RANKINGS: WEEK 3 1. Buffalo Bills (4-0) = The Saints hung around for a little while, but there’s still no reason to believe this isn’t the best team in football through four weeks. 2. Philadelphia Eagles (4-0) …
Welcome to Gridiron’s Week 3 power ranking, where there are some interesting changes in the order — both risers and fallers — following Sunday’s array of results. GRIDIRON POWER RANKINGS: WEEK 3 1. Buffalo Bills (3-0) = It was closer than expected against Miami. That likely won’t be the case against the Saints. 2. Los Angeles Chargers …
Marcus Mariota will start for his third different NFL team this weekend after the Washington Commanders were forced to sit injured quarterback Jayden Daniels for their Week 3 matchup with the Las Vegas Raiders. Last year’s rookie standout suffered a knee injury in the Commanders’ Thursday night tilt at the Green Bay Packers and took no part in practice mid-week. …
Welcome to Gridiron’s Week 2 power ranking as the 2025 NFL regular season gets into its stride. Who has got out of their blocks quickest and who has catching up to do? GRIDIRON POWER RANKINGS: WEEK 2 1. Buffalo Bills (2-0) After a dramatic comeback came a dominant sweeping aside of the Jets. The best quarterback in football looks …
Week 1 of a new season can always be a strange one, with new coaches and players just feeling their way into the campaign, leading to weird and wonderful outcomes. Last week was no exception, with a number of close contests including12 games decided by one score, tying the record for the most such results on an opening week. While …
Two of the most widely-publicised ‘hold ins’ of the 2025 NFL offseason were resolved within 24 hours of each other, with Washington Commanders WR Terry McLaurin and Cincinnati Bengals DE Trey Hendrickson accepting revised contract offers. McLaurin has been nursing an injury for most of the Commanders’ training camp and was unlikely to have taken part in much, if any, …
The San Francisco 49ers continue to bolster their roster as the new NFL season approaches, adding Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr to the recently-acquired Skyy Moore in offensive overhaul. Robinson arrives in the Bay Area for a 2026 sixth-round draft pick — bolstering the Commanders options in Pittsburgh next April — and will join a running back room …
The Washington Commanders are one step away from completing the long walk home from Landover to D.C., following a successful outcome to the latest council vote on a deal initially announced back in April. Co-owner Josh Harris confirmed that his dream of returning the team he supported as a youngster to its spiritual home on the site of the former …
Washington stalwart Terry McLaurin has requested the ability to seek a new home after claiming that talks over a contract extension with the Commanders have stalled. The 29-year-old is seeking a new deal commensurate with those signed by the likes of D.K. Metcalf, Garrett Wilson and, just this week, Courtland Sutton, but has been unable to make progress with Commanders …
The Washington Commanders should know by the start of next month whether they are clear to start work on their new home, slated for the site of the former RFK Stadium that staged some of the club’s most famous games. RFK Stadium — which was officially renamed in 1969 following the assassination of Robert Kennedy — was home to the …
US president Donald Trump has turned back to the National Football League in a vain attempt to deflect attention from the various controversies dogging his second term in office, demanding that the Washington Commanders revert back to their own contentious past. In a social media post over the weekend, POTUS insisted that there was a ‘big clamoring’ for the Commanders …
Long-time standout pass rusher Von Miller is signing with the Washington Commanders ahead of the 2025 NFL season. The former Super Bowl MVP hinted at the next move in his storied career via a cryptic social media post, with confirmation arriving via the usual outlets shortly afterwards. An eight-time Pro Bowl participant, Miller — who is now 36 — was …
The Washington Commanders have unveiled a new alternate uniform combination, designed to evoke memories of the franchise’s most successful era. Using the 93rd anniversary of the team’s creation, the club — which was obviously known by its previous, controversial, Redskins moniker at the height of its success — revealed what it is referring to as ‘Super Bowl Era’ uniform and …
HBO and NFL Films have confirmed that there will again be two editions of their groundbreaking Hard Knocks series during the 2025 NFL season, with both the now-familiar training camp and in-season versions airing. Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Buffalo Bills marks the first time the iconic franchise has been selected to take part in the 19-time Sports Emmy-winning …
The NFL has announced its full 18-week, 272-game, regular season schedule for the coming season via the now-familiar television marathon, despite several ‘highlight’ games and the six-sevenths of the International Series having already been revealed. The new season kicks off on Thursday 4th September in Philadelphia and concludes with a full slate of 16 divisional games in Week 18, with …
The schedule for the 2025 NFL International Games is headlined by the Minnesota Vikings playing back-to-back games in different countries after being confirmed as the opponent for both the Pittsburgh Steelers in Dublin and Cleveland Browns at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Steelers-Vikings clash kicks off the overseas portion of the NFL schedule on Sunday 28th September at Croke Park as …
As is their right as reigning Super Bowl champions, the Philadelphia Eagles are going to feature in a lot of prime time games in the 2025 season. Having already had their opponents for the traditional kickoff game confirmed as the Dallas Cowboys, the NFL piled on three more high-profile Eagles games ahead of the full schedule release on Wednesday (14th …
Washington’s return to the NFL limelight continues apace, with the Commanders rise to the rank of Super Bowl contender now being followed by the announcement that the capital will play host to the 2027 NFL Draft. Hosted in partnership with the Commanders and the local organising committee, Events DC, the 2027 draft will take place across the District’s most iconic …
Amid all the excitement surrounding the Washington Commanders proposed return to the DC area, there are inevitably pockets of resistance and frustration. One of the first, obvious, questions addressed by managing partner Josh Harris in the wake of Tuesday’s announcement that the Commanders had signed an agreement to build their next stadium on the site of former home RFK Stadium …
The Washington Commanders’ location search for the construction of a new stadium appears to have returned the team to familiar surroundings, following the announcement of a deal to start building in the vicinity of its former home at RFK Stadium. DC mayor Muriel Bowser and Commanders managing partner Josh Harris unveiled plans to bring the team home and activate 180 …
