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July 20 is not the only important date for the Commanders this offseason.
That of course is the day the NFL has scheduled for the convening of the NFL owners for the purpose of approving officially the new Commanders’ ownership group.
But how about July 21 and July 25?
Those are the dates the Commanders’ rookies will report (July 21) and then the Commanders’ veterans will report to their annual training camp for the 2023 season.
This season’s training camp will be conducted at the OrthoVirginia Training Center at Commanders Park in Ashburn, Virginia.
One thing to notice about the 2023 preseason is the fact that the Commanders will face the AFC North teams in their three preseason games. Washington will play at Cleveland on August 11. Secondly, the Commanders will host the Ravens on August 21. On August 26, the Commanders will host the Bengals, concluding their preseason.
The Commanders have added a draft class consisting of Emmanuel Forbes, CB, Mississippi St; Jartavius Martin, DB, Illinois; Ricky Stromberg, C, Arkansas; Braeden Daniels, OT, Utah; KJ Henry, Edge, Clemson; Chris Rodriguez Jr, RB, Kentucky and Andre Jones Jr, DE, Louisiana.
The most noteworthy roster issue for the Commanders is their top two quarterbacks from 2022 are no longer with the team. Carson Wentz and Taylor Heinicke have been replaced with Sam Howell and Jacoby Brissett.
The biggest news in the offseason as well as the loudest, has been the addition of former Kansas City Chief offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy. He comes to Washington as the offensive coordinator and assistant head coach.
Other concerns for Washington will be if they can replace LB Cole Holcomb and retired C Chase Rouiller, and if their offensive line, which went backward in 2022, can recover enough in 2023 to not make Washington quarterbacks’ life miserable.
Finally, it could be the last season for Chase Young in Washington. The former second overall draft selection in 2020 has not lived up to expectations. He had a good rookie season, but his production was very lacking in 2021 and was then magnified when he was injured for most of 2022 due to his bad knee injury in 2021.