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The Washington Commanders enter 2026 under a lot of pressure.
In Jayden Daniels' 2024 rookie season, he looked like one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, leading Washington to a 12-5 record and an NFC Championship Game appearance. Last year, Daniels missed over half the season due to injury, and the Commanders fell to 5-12.
Fans are hoping for more of his rookie magic and less of what they saw last year, and with new additions to the offense, there's already a lot of promise that this could be a bounce-back year for Daniels and the Commanders. But it looks like he may have to start the season without five-time Pro Bowl left tackle Laremy Tunsil.
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On Monday, head coach Dan Quinn reported that Tunsil will undergo surgery on a torn triceps. No timeline has been given yet, but ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that he will likely be out for "significant time, if not the season."
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Tunsil signed a two-year, $60.2 million extension with the Commanders in March, with a $30.1 million annual salary that makes him the highest-paid offensive tackle in the NFL. He's been one of the league's best blindside blockers for nearly a decade, and if he's forced to miss the entire 2026 season, that immediately shifts expectations for the Commanders' offense.
Even in a down year for the team last season — his first with the Commanders — Tunsil started 14 games and finished with an overall PFF grade of 84.7, ranking sixth among 89 qualified tackles. He also posted the second-highest pass-block grade (88.9) of any tackle in the league.
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Tunsil reportedly suffered the injury during 1-on-1 pass rush drills in practice on Sunday. Quinn said third-year player Brandon Coleman, the Commanders' third-round pick in 2024, will take over at left tackle in the meantime. Coleman started 12 games at left tackle as a rookie before moving to left guard last season once Tunsil arrived. He did, however, start three games at left tackle last year in the games Tunsil missed.
The Commanders open their preseason on Friday against the Miami Dolphins in Washington.
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