TheWashington Commandersare moving on from one of their former marquee acquisitions.
The team has informed cornerbackMarshon Lattimoreit will release him before the start of the new league year on March 11, ESPN'sAdam Schefter reportedMonday.
Lattimore had been set to have an $18.5 million cap hit for 2026. Instead, Washington wiped that figure out entirely by moving on from him prior to the final year of his contract.
TheCommandersacquired Lattimore at the 2024 trade deadline, sending third-, fourth- and sixth-round picks to theNew Orleans Saintsin exchange for the four-time Pro Bowl selection. The move to secure him marked the first of several bold veteran additions to boost a team that two seasons ago made a surprising run to the NFC championship game.
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His time in Washington, however, fell well short of the team's expectations. In 2024, he played in just two games for the team after the trade due to a hamstring injury. Prior to suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in November, Lattimore struggled for much of last fall, allowing a 93.3 passer rating when targeted in coverage, according to Next Gen Stats. That marked the second-worst figure of his career.
Lattimore in January wasarrested in Ohioand charged with a felony count of improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle and carrying concealed weapons.
Commanders general manager Adam Peters said atthe NFL scouting combinelast week that the team was still going through the process of evaluating things with Lattimore.
"We haven't made a final decision there," Peters said of Lattimore "There's a lot of things that go into that, and we still have a few more conversations. Until then, he's still on our team."
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