How are Washington Commanders Spending Their Money in the NFL?
The National Football Conference (NFC) East division is where the Washington Commanders participate in the National Football League (NFL). The squad plays its home games in Landover, Maryland’s FedExField. Only five teams in the NFL have more than 600 victories overall, and this one has played more than 1,000 games.
The group won the Super Bowl XVII, XXII, and XXVI as well as the NFL championship games in 1937 and 1942. Washington has placed second in the league six times, losing the Super Bowl VII and XVIII as well as the championship games in 1936, 1940, 1943, and 1945.
They had a total playoff record of 23-18 with 14 division titles and 24 postseason appearances. Together with the Denver Broncos and Las Vegas Raiders, they have won three Super Bowls.
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Washington Commanders – Spending in NFL
| Position | Cap Hit (in millions) | League Rank | League Average (in millions) | Differential (in millions) | Percentage of Total Cap | League Average Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | $33.42 | 7 | $19.5 | $13.92 | 15.42% | 9.51% |
| RB/FB | $7.81 | 25 | $11.8 | $-3.99 | 3.6% | 5.75% |
| TE | $10.24 | 16 | $11.1 | $-0.86 | 4.72% | 5.41% |
| WR | $27.79 | 10 | $23.9 | $3.89 | 12.82% | 11.65% |
| OL | $42.63 | 11 | $37.5 | $5.13 | 19.66% | 18.28% |
| DL | $38.76 | 10 | $33.9 | $4.86 | 17.88% | 16.53% |
| LB | $11.53 | 28 | $25.2 | $-13.67 | 5.32% | 12.29% |
| DBs | $38.23 | 10 | $35.5 | $2.73 | 17.64% | 17.31% |
| ST | $6.37 | 16 | $6.5 | $-0.13 | 2.94% | 3.17% |
| Total | $216.78 | 9 | $205.1 | $11.68 | ||
| Dead Money | $6.3 | 29 | $22.13 | $-15.83 | ||
| Cap Space | $16.57 | 10 | $12.68 | $3.89 |
The Commanders are now in a difficult situation. Coach Ron Rivera predicted that the year was ripe for a significant improvement in play and output, but the newly rebranded company again enters free agency with more issues than workable answers. And this time, the team’s financial flexibility to restructure its personnel is limited.
The club decided to trade for Carson Wentz, a former Philadelphia Eagles No. 2 draft selection who was released by Indianapolis after only one season. With a $28.3 million salary-cap charge that consumes the majority of their salary cap space for this year, the Commanders assumed Wentz’s remaining contract in its entirety.
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Washington has just $1.43 million in effective cap space, which takes into consideration the top 51 contracts on the roster plus the $4.4 million in budget space granted for its rookie draft picks, according to the salary monitoring website OvertheCap.com.
