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The Commanders really need a cornerback to step up in 2025.
For starters, three corners from the 2024 team were not invited back for 2025. Free agent Michael Davis was a major disappointment, playing only sporadically late in the season. Davis, age 30, has yet to be signed, and his NFL career may be in jeopardy.
Benjamin St-Juste repeatedly struggled, and it didn’t help him that officials across the league were also determined to call St-Juste for holding, too often. The 27-year-old St-Juste is a physical player, and the Chargers signed him in March.
Emmanuel Forbes, though selected 16th overall in the 2023 NFL draft by Ron Rivera, was so unimpressive that the Commanders did not even wait until the end of the season to release Forbes. They released Forbes, giving his roster spot to someone else. Forbes was claimed by the Rams and spent the offseason trying to bulk up.
The Commanders responded by drafting cornerback Trey Amos (61 overall) in the 2025 draft. Following Friday’s practice, Amos was quickly surrounded by some of the media.
“I like going against everybody, man. It’s like being in love with the game,” Amos told reporters. “I just love guarding any receiver, any day. This is a me vs. me. You know, the dog mentality. Just going hard every day, no matter who’s in front of me. Just having that confidence…just having that mindset where no one catches the ball on you. Not being hard on yourself, but just understanding, that’s your job. You gotta do what you have to do.”
At least Amos does seem to be more concerned about getting started on the right foot about doing his job, rather than talking about how great he is going to be, or trying to be cool.
Wouldn’t it be great if the Commanders in back-to-back years landed reliable corners (Mike Sainristil 2024 and Trey Amos 2025)? Not a single first-round draft pick of Rivera’s (2020-2023) is on the roster in only the 2025 training camp. That is such a poor drafting record, resulting in the need to sign more veterans who can make an immediate impact.
Perhaps GM Adam Peters has drafted another good corner in Amos. Time will tell, but the early returns are promising.
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