​LANDOVER, MD – AUGUST 14: Washington Commanders running back Robert Henry Jr. (30) rushes up the sidelines en route to scoring a touchdown during the Miami Dolphins preseason game versus the Washington Commanders at Northwest Stadium on August 14, 2026, in Landover, MD. (Photo by Lee Coleman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images NFL teams are required to cut their rosters down to 53 players by 6 p.m. today. The Washington Commanders will have to release, trade, or place players on injured lists, removing 38 players from the roster.Teams will be able to form 16 player practice squads tomorrow after 12 p.m. ET. Waiver claims will be processed until then, and any players claimed have to be signed to that team’s roster. The Commanders can have a 17th practice squad member by signing DE TJ Maguranyanga who was the team’s International Player Pathway program player last season.Washington holds the No. 7 spot on the waiver priority list, and they are expected to make a few moves over the next few days.. Vested veterans can be signed by any other team immediately or at any time after their release and do not go through the waiver process at this point in the league year.FanDuel Week 1 OddsWashington +5.5 , 46.5 O/UCommanders +134Eagles -235Follow along here as we track all the moves.Rumors and ReportsPractice squad interest/rumorsWashington has released NT Jeffrey M’ba, per source. Definite practice squad candidate.— John Keim (@john_keim) August 30, 2026The Commanders have released S Qwuantrezz Knight, per source. Could be possible practice squad candidate.— John Keim (@john_keim) August 29, 2026Practice squad signingsInternational Player Pathway program*:Washington players signing elsewherePlayers Washington didn’t put a claim on:Former Washington players not signing to practice squadRoster CutsOffenseOT Nicholas Petit-FrereWR Nick NashDefenseS Qwuantrezz KnightS Joshuah BledsoeOLB D.J. JohnsonOLB Boogie BashamDT Jeffrey M’baReserve/PUPInjured ReserveLaremy TunsilJer’Zhan NewtonWashington Commanders RosterOffenseQBJayden DanielsMarcus MariotaAthan KaliakmanisSam HartmanWRTerry McLaurinStefon DiggsAntonio WilliamsTreylon BurksDyami BrownJaylin LaneLuke McCaffreyVan JeffersonNick NashJaden BradleyJacoby JonesTEChig OkonkwoJohn BatesBen SinnottColson YankoffLawrence CagerTre’ McKittyQuentin MooreRBRachaad WhiteJacory Croskey-MerrittJeremy McNicholsKaytron AllenRobert Henry Jr.Craig ReynoldsLTBrandon ColemanD.J. HumphriesLaremy Tunsil*LGChris PaulMax ScharpingDaniel BrunskillCNick AllegrettiJulian Good-JonesMatt GulbinTrey HillRGSam CosmiTrent ScottTanoa TogiaiRTJosh Conerly JrAndrew WylieNicholas Petit-FrereDefenseDLDaron PayneTim Settle Jr.Javon KinlawDeatrich Wise Jr.Jer’Zhan NewtonCharles OmenihuByron CowartShy TuttleRicky BarberJeffrey M’baMaurice HurstOLBOdafe OwehK’Lavon ChaissonDorance ArmstrongJoshua JosephsJavontae Jean-BaptisteD.J. JohnsonT.J. MaguranyangaBoogie BashamLBFrankie LuvuLeo Chenal