3 Commanders players to PUP & 1 to NFI but DT Tim Settle ready for camp after foot surgery

Jan 9, 2022; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; Washington Football Team defensive tackle Tim Settle (97) celebrates after recovering a fumble against the New York Giants during the second half at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

The Daily Slop – 26 July 2026

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!

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Tim Settle Appears Ready for Commanders Training Camp

After undergoing offseason foot surgery, defensive tackle Tim Settle was not among the players Washington placed on the PUP ahead of Wednesday’s first practice. Settle spent the offseason working his way back from the foot injury he sustained in December last year that caused him to miss the rest of his second season in Houston.

Settle not being included with Trey Amos, Dorance Armstrong, and Deatrich Wise Jr. does not mean he is 100 percent. But clearly the non-designation indicates he has recovered enough to participate, even if the staff decides to limit his workload.

Bullock’s Film Room (this story is free to read from beginning to end)

This is a throwback link to an April 2026 article

Can Antonio Williams play the St. Brown role for David Blough?

Commanders general manager Adam Peters spoke after drafting Williams and said they feel he can play both outside and inside, or as he put it, both “the Z and the F”. The Z is the term for the outside receiver that lines up off the line of scrimmage while the F is a common term used for the slot receiver. The receiver that played this role in Detroit back in 2023 was Amon-Ra St. Brown. He was extremely productive in that role, catching 119 passes for 1515 yards and 10 touchdowns in that 2023 season. He actually got a four year, $120 million contract extension off the back of that season.

Now, that’s a high bar for Williams to meet and it’s not fair to expect him to be St. Brown right away. But when you watch how St. Brown went about his game in that 2023 Lions offense and then watch Williams, you can see some similarities.

In the games I watched, I didn’t get to see Williams run too many choice routes, though in 2024 he did run a few from the backfield in some interesting looks. But even in 2025, he showed the traits that suggests he could be a very good choice route runner.

I mentioned earlier that the Lions had two other very effective choice route runners in Laporta and Gibbs, so St. Brown had to be able to do other things. One of those things worked with choice routes.

If Williams can prove he can run choice routes and these pivot/return routes effectively, then the Commanders have a potentially very productive receiver on their hands. Those types of routes are very commonly used in the type of offense we’re expecting David Blough to run. But they’re not the only routes Williams would have to run, though the skills needed on those routes translates a lot to the other routes St. Brown ran with the Lions in 2023.

Heavy.com

Commanders warned off Stefon Diggs for 2 reasons

Most of those potential pitfalls involve how Diggs’ presence could block the path of other viable pass-catchers on the roster. Including 2026 NFL draft third-round pick Antonio Williams, who is already tipped to emulate an All-Pro in the style of offense Blough is expected to call.

Harrison pointed out that if the Commanders “want to elevate Antonio Williams over Stefon Diggs, they need to have the ability to do that knowing that there’s not going to be a veteran receiver in the locker room throwing a fit, pouting on the field, whatever it is that he might be able to do.”

Hogs Haven

Washington Commanders Camp Battles: Luke McCaffrey vs. Jaylin Lane

While both McCaffrey and Lane should make the team unless one falls completely flat, playing time could be impacted by how this battle goes.

When comparing McCaffrey and Lane, their on-field production is similar thus far in their young careers. In McCaffrey’s first two seasons, he played in 26 games with 29 receptions on 39 targets, totaling 371 receiving yards and three touchdowns. McCaffrey’s 2025 season was unfortunately cut short after he suffered a broken collarbone against Seattle in Week 9.

McCaffrey’s special teams impact was also felt in 2025 on kickoffs, as he finished with the third-highest kickoff ( 29.6 yards ) return average in the NFL.

Lane’s rookie campaign included 16 catches on 32 targets, finishing with 225 receiving yards in 15 games played. Lane’s impact was certainly felt more so on the punt-return team, as he finished 5th in the NFL in yards per return (13.7) along with two return touchdowns (tied for league-lead).

The underlying question remains: Does Washington have the roster space for two receivers who are also special teams returners?

Hogs Haven

NFL players who made it from the roster fringe to the Super Bowl from 2020-2025

In the six Super Bowls from 2020 through 2025, 48/353 (13.6%) of the major contributors on offense and defense initially made their way onto their team from the roster fringes. The average Super Bowl roster contained four former roster-fringe players on offense or defense. The maximum number was eight (2020 Chiefs) and the minimum was two (2025 Patriots, 2020 Buccaneers). It is worth noting that the decision to only count seventh-round draft picks as roster-fringe was arbitrary. Had I included sixth-round picks, the percentage of former roster-fringe players would have been even larger.

The takeaway message from this analysis is, before anyone dismisses the chances of a seventh-round pick or UDFA making the final 53-man roster, remember, every one of the past 12 Super Bowl teams had at least two players who started out the same way making significant contributions on offense or defense.

Two of the roster-fringe players who ma...

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