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What Commanders Gm Adam Peters, Hc Dan Quinn Said After 53-man Roster Cuts

Commanders head coach Dan Quinn and general manager Adam Peters spoke to the media on Monday afternoon, following the formation of their initial 53-man roster and practice squad.

They discussed why players were kept and others were let go, also providing updates on a number of key players dealing with injury.

Good news was provided about some key players, including center Nick Allegretti’s return to practice on Monday.

Peters and Quinn also gave some updates on edge rusher Odafe Oweh and explained why cornerback Trey Amos was placed on injured reserve with a designation to return.

Here are some highlights from that important press conference as the Commanders turn toward the 2026 regular season:

Injured players returning to practice:

Back at practice today: Nick Allegretti, Marcus Mariota, Daron Payne, Jordan Magee, Ben Sinnott.
— John Keim (@john_keim) August 31, 2026

Happy with the team:

Adam Peters: "Really pleased with where we are, how we competed in camp and where we ended up."
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) August 31, 2026

“Far from done” with roster moves:

Peters says the team has added free agents, which will be released soon. Said they are "far from done" with roster moves
— Martenzie Johnson (@10zJohnson) August 31, 2026

Center:

Dan Quinn said they're "still working through where they're at at center."
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) August 31, 2026

Quinn said he loves the amount of work Cosmi and Conerly got together as well as Paul and Coleman. Both he and Peters stressed the importance of getting Allegretti back. Peters: “We have a ton of confidence in him.”
— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWC) August 31, 2026

Adam Peters on center: we have a ton of confidence in Nick and he's had 3000 snaps in the NFL and Matt (Gulbin) has passed all those test we've asked of him and think he has a bright future.
— Mitchell Tischler (@Mitch_Tischler) August 31, 2026

Dan Quinn on figuring out center what has he seen from other guys – Matt Gulbin, sometimes with the rookies you see the progress, you see his strength but you don't see him repeating mistakes. Julian Good Jones playing as much as he did this camp, it'll pay dividends getting all…
— Mitchell Tischler (@Mitch_Tischler) August 31, 2026

Dan Quinn says "it's not ideal" that Jayden Daniels didnt get work with Nick Allegretti during training camp but the team "can only control what they can control"
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) August 31, 2026

Missing out on C Tyler Linderbaum:

What went into the moves in February at center from Adam Peters: I don't want to go back and talk about Tyler (Biadasz), but were confident in Nick and thought he'd be our starter and we don't want to go back with who we got or didn't get and rewrite the history of six months ago
— Mitchell Tischler (@Mitch_Tischler) August 31, 2026

Trey Amos:

Adam Peters on Trey Amos: "Want to take it slow with him"

Could Amos be back in a few weeks? "Maybe"
— Martenzie Johnson (@10zJohnson) August 31, 2026

Odafe Oweh:

On Odafe Oweh: Dan Quinn said he won't practice today but he's "making a lot of progress. As we get into next week, thrilled he's making this kind of progress to get ready."

Did not say he'll play in the opener, but will know more when he returns.
— John Keim (@john_keim) August 31, 2026

Draft Status buying time for a player?:

I asked Adam Peters how many years does being a draft pick buy a player?

Adam Peters: "none"
— Marshall Kramsky (@marshallkramsky) August 31, 2026

Athan Kaliakmanis:

Adam Peters mentions arm talent and moxie talking about Athan Kaliakmanis, "he made a lot of big throws…he's not afraid to rip it"
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) August 31, 2026

Fabian Moreau re-signed:

Dan Quinn told reporters that CB Fabian Moreau is re-joining the Commanders. He'll fortify a CB corps that was untenably thin on the initial 53. Always figured that move was coming.
— COMMANDERS FOOTBALL (@HogsHaven) August 31, 2026

Jayden Daniels:

Dan Quinn on Jayden Daniels' readiness: It's been excellent for him
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) August 31, 2026

Preseason run defense:

Commanders gave up 160 rushing yards a game through the preseason. Quinn says they didn't show everything in the preseason, so not worried about a repeat of those performances
— Martenzie Johnson (@10zJohnson) August 31, 2026

Behind the scenes work to improve the team:

Adam Peters: "Obviously our fans are passionate and you love to have passionate fans; that's great. Bu there is a lot of stuff we're doing here that maybe they don’t see and a lot of things I'm excited to see in a couple weeks."
— John Keim (@john_keim) August 31, 2026

Jaden Bradley:

Adam Peters: want to develop Jaden Bradley on practice squad. AP thinks Bradley has a future in this league.
— Marshall Kramsky (@marshallkramsky) August 31, 2026

New coordinators didn’t show much during preseason:

Adam Peters says he's very confident in this team for this season. Says the Commanders have shown very little of what will be out there come Week 1
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) August 31, 2026