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Commanders Camp Talk: Dan Quinn, Mike Sainristil And Treylon Burks

The Washington Commanders are back in pads for Day 8 of training camp in Ashburn, VA. Head coach Dan Quinn spoke to reporters before the start of today’s practice. Mike Sainristil and Treylon Burks are scheduled for Q&As after practice, along with players getting interviewed on the field.

Dan Quinn talked about some of the roster moves that were made today, including signing three new offensive linemen. He said that was more for competition on the backend of the roster than injury concerns for other players. He noted that C Nick Allegretti(calf) and TE John Bates(hamstring) will both miss another week. Quinn said there was some concern for the amount of time Allegretti is missing affecting play strength and working with Jayden Daniels.

Here’s more of what we heard from Quinn and Commanders players on Saturday morning:

Dan Quinn

Nick Allegretti and John Bates out another week:

Nick Allegretti and John Bates grouped together on returning to practice. Dan Quinn Says jtll be another week or so but emphasizes they still don’t consider jt long term pic.twitter.com/KsrK8tPnop
— Mitchell Tischler (@Mitch_Tischler) August 8, 2026

Continued to say it’s a natural concern but he’s getting reps in walk throughs and making calls etc and that it’s better early in camp than later … my words: sounds like Allegretti may not be ready for the Dolphins joint practices
— Mitchell Tischler (@Mitch_Tischler) August 8, 2026

#Commanders HC Dan Quinn said C Nick Allegretti (calf strain) and TE John Bates (hamstring) will be out for about another week. They should be re-evaluated Wednesday or Thursday.
— Tashan Reed (@tashanreed) August 8, 2026

Dan Quinn indicated C Nick Allegretti (calf) and TE John Bates (hamstring) probably won’t be ready for next week’s joint practice with the Dolphins.

He did say that he expects CB Trey Amos to be ready for Week 1 though. Amos was activated off PUP yesterday and is ramping up to…
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) August 8, 2026

Three OL signed for competition:

The Commanders signed 3 OL today and Dan Quinn said it was for competition, not injury related. Also noted that center Nick Allegretti will miss another week with a calf injury that his sidelined him for most of training camp. pic.twitter.com/G2s3b9v5eb
— COMMANDERS FOOTBALL (@HogsHaven) August 8, 2026

Joint practices with the Dolphins next Wednesday:

Dan Quinn talked about the importance of joint practices. The Washington Commanders will be sharing the field with the Miami Dolphins on Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/HhxEJr0Dqq
— COMMANDERS FOOTBALL (@HogsHaven) August 8, 2026

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— COMMANDERS FOOTBALL (@HogsHaven) August 8, 2026

Improvements in Year 2 for Bill:

Dan Quinn talks about Bill Croskey-Merritt bulking up for his second season and his improvements in the passing game. pic.twitter.com/YymRh6x414
— COMMANDERS FOOTBALL (@HogsHaven) August 8, 2026

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