Commanders trim to 53 — Amos and McNichols to IR, Wise to PUP

Cut day, locked for now

The Washington Commanders announced their Sunday, Aug. 30 roster moves after the league’s 6 p.m. ET deadline to get to 53.

Reserve / PUP

• CB Trey Amos — Reserve/Injured, designation to return
• RB Jeremy McNichols — Reserve/Injured, designation to return
• DE Deatrich Wise Jr. — Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform

Released (club list)

Krys Barnes, Boogie Basham, Joshuah Bledsoe, Jaden Bradley, Daniel Brunskill, Lawrence Cager, Byron Cowart, Fred Davis II, Julian Good-Jones, Antonio Hamilton Sr., Sam Hartman, Robert Henry Jr., Trey Hill, Maurice Hurst II, Curtis Jacobs, Van Jefferson, D.J. Johnson, Quindell Johnson, Jacoby Jones, Ale Kaho, Qwuanrezz Knight Sr., Jeffrey M’Ba, T.J. Maguranyanga, Tre’ McKitty, Quentin Moore, Fabian Moreau, Nick Nash, Nicholas Petit-Frere, Craig Reynolds, Darius Rush, Max Scharping, Trent Scott, Shy Tuttle, Car’lin Vigers.

What we’re not inventing

The club’s follow-up waiver-order note says Washington may still tweak the 53 and notes names such as Laremy Tunsil and Jer’Zhan Newton had not yet been moved to injured reserve in that write-up. Sport DMV is sticking to the official transaction list above — not projecting Week 1 depth charts or practice-squad signings until the club posts them.

Saturday’s cutdown desk framed the deadline. The Commanders page is the hub.

*Breaking desk, Sunday evening Aug. 30, 2026. Moves from the Commanders’ official release.*