Washington Commanders Interested in 2x 1,000-Yard Receiver

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Apr 26, 2026 - 22:37

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Washington Commanders Interested in 2x 1,000-Yard Receiver

Now that the 2026 NFL Draft is over, teams can continue filling out their roster with undrafted free agent signees and other veterans who still haven’t signed a contract for the upcoming season. That includes the Washington Commanders, who entered the three-day event with a total of just six selections.

As expected, the Commanders still have some needs to address after a disastrous 2025 season that ended with just five wins. Yet, as all teams do, the Commanders have a list of players they’d like to add to the roster.

According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Commanders have “significant interest” in signing wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk from the San Francisco 49ers.

The issue is, the 49ers haven’t released Aiyuk. San Francisco’s front office strongly prefers to trade the two-time 1,000-yard receiver. Yet, to this point, no one has wanted to offer anything of value for the 28-year-old who wasn’t able to play a single snap last season due to a knee injury.

It also doesn’t help that Aiyuk is in just year two of a four-year, $120 million contract. Teams first want Aiyuk to be able to prove he’s healthy before taking on a $13.6 mulllion cap hit for a player who wasn’t available last season.

Thus, teams seem to be playing the waiting game, hoping the 49ers will feel like they have no choice but to release a player who finished as a second-team All-Pro in 2023.

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