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Commanders links Articles The Athletic (paywall) With 2 new free-agent receivers, Commanders begin to address a major roster void Washington [brought] back Dyami Brown, a 2021 third-round pick by the franchise, and agree[d] to terms with veteran wideout Van Jefferson, a 2020 second-round pick who won Super Bowl LVI with the L. A. Rams.

Neither receiver has proven they can consistently carry the load of a true No. 2 wideout behind Terry McLaurin. But both provide traits that Washington sorely needs.

Brown, who is only 26, spent his first four seasons in Washington before leaving in 2025 to take a one-year, $10 million deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Brown was Washington’s leader in playoff receiving yards (229) two seasons ago, including a 21-yard catch that helped set up the Commanders’ game-winning field goal against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the wild-card round. Jefferson, drafted 57th out of Florida in 2020, had a breakout season in 2021, when he filled in for an injured Robert Woods in L.

A. Jefferson finished the regular season with 50 catches, 806 receiving yards and six touchdowns before making four catches in that season’s Super Bowl, when the Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals. He’s yet to discover similar production elsewhere.

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