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DC Sports Huddle: Commanders 2026 Training Camp preview

By WTOP Staff

The Washington Commanders open 2026 Training Camp amid an important question: Are they closer to the 12-win team that advanced to the NFC title game or last season’s 12-loss squad? The WTOP Sports team discusses the top training camp storylines, the Commanders player to watch on both sides of the ball, break down the new coordinators and whether Dan Quinn is coaching for his job.

Huddle up with host and WTOP Senior Sports Analyst Rob Woodfork, WTOP Sports Director George Wallace, and fellow sports anchor Dave Preston.

 

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Clemson coach calls NFL players returning to play college football ’embarrassing’ for the sport

By The Associated Press
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — The list of football coaches publicly criticizing the possibility of former pros being allowed to return to play in college this season was joined Tuesday by Clemson's Dabo Swinney, who called it a “joke” as his team prepares to play the team at the center of the controversy. “I just think it’s embarrassing where we’re at in college football — and we’ve been there for a while, so,” Swinney said ahead of Clemson’s season opener at No. 11 LSU on Saturday night. Former Cleveland Browns tight end Dae’Quan Wright began practicing this week at LSU under first-year head coach Lane Kiffin, although the former Ole Miss player is not expected to play this week due to the NCAA's acclimatization protocol. Whether Wright or other players who spent part of this offseason with NFL clubs — a list that also includes defensive lineman Zxavian Harris and defensive back Blake Cotton —- will ever play for LSU or anyone else remains undecided. All Power Four conferences, along with three of the Group of Six conferences, have barred pro players from returning to college football. That stance has resulted in court challenges.
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