WRs Trey Burks, Van Jefferson, Chris Hilton cut from 53-man roster in favor of Jaden Bradley?
Editor’s note: Each day, Hogs Haven compiles a collection of articles, podcasts & tweets from around the web to keep you in touch with the Commanders, the NFC East, the NFL and sports in general, with a sprinkling of other stuff. Enjoy! Commanders.com For the fifth consecutive year, the Washington Commanders will host Training Camp at the team’s football operations headquarters in Ashburn, Virginia. The team will hold five open practices for fans on August 1, August 7, August 8, August 18, and August 19, along with six open practices exclusively for Season Ticket Members on August 3, August 4, August 5, August 10, August 11, and August 12. All practices will begin at 8:30 a.m. EST and are subject to change. The 2026 Training Camp will be presented by BigBear.ai and supported by cornerstone partners Bank of America, Clark Construction and Pepsi. Fans can claim their free tickets for training camp open practices beginning June 23 at 10:00 a.m. by visiting Commanders.com/TrainingCamp while supplies last. To accommodate as many fans as possible, general admission fans can claim a maximum of six tickets and one parking pass for one day of Training Camp. All parking will be on site at the BigBear.ai Performance Center, and all fans must have a parking pass to access the lot. For all practices at Ashburn, gates will open at 7:30 a.m. Additional information on parking and other accommodations will be shared via email “Know Before You Go” communications for all ticketed guests. The team will host a variety of [activities] throughout Training Camp, including: Back Together Weekend: The team will kick off Training Camp by joining the NFL’s annual “Back Together Weekend” celebration on Saturday, August 1. The team will host various family-friendly [activities] onsite, including a Commanders Kids Zone, Washington Legends meet and greets, appearances by Major Tuddy and Command Force, giveaways, and much more! Military Appreciation Day presented by USAA: Washington Salute, the Official Military Appreciation Club of the Washington Commanders, will invite hundreds of local service members, veterans, and their families to Ashburn for Training Camp on Friday, August 7. Following practice, select attendees will also participate in the USAA’s annual Salute to Service Boot Camp — a Combine-style skills competition designed to celebrate fitness and teamwork. Military Appreciation Day is presented by USAA , Official Salute to Service Partner of the Washington Commanders. Kids Day presented by Children’s National: On Saturday, August 8, the Washington Commanders will host a Kids Day presented by Children’s National. The day will feature children’s activities, including Play60 [activities], face painting, and balloon artists. Additionally, throughout camp, the team looks forward to hosting local youth football and community groups. Commanders.com “I feel like this is the place where I can finally just unleash,” Okonkwo told analysts Santana Moss , Logan Paulsen and Fred Smoot on the most recent episode of the “Command Center” podcast. Okonkwo, a fourth-round pick by the Tennessee Titans in 2022, was one of the more sought-after free agents this offseason, ranking No. 36 on NFL.com writer Gregg Rosenthal’s top 101 pending free agents list in March. Okonkwo was one of the Titans’ most reliable weapons during his four-year contract, catching at least 50 passes in each of the last three seasons and accounting for five touchdowns. But Okonkwo was looking for another opportunity at 26 years old, and he feels like the Commanders, whose stadium is just a few miles away from where he went to college at the University of Maryland, are the best team to get the most out of his skill set. Not much is known about the scheme, but based on Blough’s history as a player, it’s believed that it will implement more play-action passes and put players in motion more often, similar to Ben Johnson’s system with the Chicago Bears . A to Z Sports IN: Terry McLaur [... truncated ...]