FEB 16 COMMANDERS WIN NFC EAST, PER ANALYST The 2024 season doesn’t start for another seven months, but Fox Sports’ Colin Cowherd has a bold prediction for the NFC East.

Cowherd projects that the Washington Commanders will come out on top in the NFC East and beat the defending champion Dallas Cowboys

The Commanders might jump from last to first place in the NFC East in just one season if they were to have their first repeat champion in 20 years.

COMMANDERS ADD ASSISTANT GM ON FEBRUARY 14 In the main office, the Washington Commanders are circling around.

The team announced that Lance Newmark, Senior Director of Player Personnel for the Detroit Lions, has been appointed as Adam Peters’ assistant general manager. Martin Mayhew, the former general manager, is anticipated to move into an advisory capacity. Marty Hurney, executive vice president, will also start serving as Peters’ advisor..

FEB 11 CHASE YOUNG SUPER BOWL SACK Former Washington Commanders defensive end Chase Young is making some noise in the Super Bowl.

In the first quarter, Young recorded a sack against Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

After the first quarter, the Chiefs and Niners are deadlocked 0-0.

CHIEFS TEST AT THE SUPER BOWL ON FEB. 11 Native American organizations have long protested against the Washington Commanders franchise, and now the Kansas City Chiefs are joining them.

“Not In Our Honor,” a Kansas City-based Native American organization, will be demonstrating against the Chiefs moniker during Sunday’s Super Bowl.

In the Super Bowl, the Chiefs take on the 49ers from San Francisco. The game is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. ET.

BIENIEMY ANNOUNCES NEXT STEP ON FEB 10 Eric Bieniemy, a former Washington Commander, is not employed by an NFL team at this time and might not be until the 2024 season.

According to ESPN’s Dan Graziano, Bieniemy has two options: he could take 2024 off and establish himself as a strong contender for the 2025 season, or he could go back to the Chiefs, where he was an offensive coordinator from 2013 to 22 and won two Super Bowls.

The news that Bieniemy will not be going back to Washington when Dan Quinn was hired was made public earlier this week. Kliff Kingsbury will be his successor.

LARRY IZZO TO COMMANDERS, FEB. 9 The Washington Commanders keep strengthening their group of coaches.

Ben Standig of The Athletic reports that Larry Izzo will be joining the squad as special teams coordinator.

Izzo, 49, coached special teams for the Houston Texans (2016–17), Seattle Seahawks (2018–23), and New York Giants (2011–15). He now goes to the nation’s capital to join Dan Quinn.