Byron Pringle remained with the Commanders by taking a deal in July, however he’s not within the fold for a minimum of the time being. The veteran receiver was launched on Friday, per a group announcement.
Pringle spent the 2023 marketing campaign in Washington underneath offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy after the pair labored collectively in Kansas Metropolis. The 30-year-old was obtainable for the complete season, however he solely began one contest and logged an offensive snap share of simply 17 p.c. That was balanced out by a notable particular groups workload.
Not lengthy after coaching camp began, Pringle inked a one-year deal well worth the veteran minimal to stay with the Commanders. He survived roster cuts, however vested veterans have their base salaries ($1.13M on this case) grow to be absolutely assured simply earlier than Week 1. For that motive, groups someday elect to briefly lower such gamers instantly earlier than the beginning of the season. It is going to be fascinating to see if Pringle, whose deal doesn’t embody any cash within the type of a signing bonus, is introduced again briefly order.
Washington moved on from 2022 first-round choose Jahan Dotson by buying and selling him to the Eagles. That transfer was one in every of many who noticed gamers added earlier than the present Josh Harris/Adam Peters/Dan Quinn regime head elsewhere this offseason, and it got here after a reported conflict with Bieniemy which passed off final 12 months. Dotson was set function as a complementary receiving choice in 2024, however his absence has created a emptiness for that function.
Martavis Bryant‘s comeback efforts produced a Commanders contract, however he was let go forward of the roster cutdown deadline. With Pringle out of the image (for now, at a minimal), Washington’s receiver room is led by returnees Terry McLaurin, Dyami Brown and Jamison Crowder, free-agent addition Olamide Zaccheaus, third-round rookie Luke McCaffrey and latest pickup
Noah Brown. The Commanders will save $985K in cap house through the Pringle launch.
