"Chris Paul was not supposed to be the Commanders' starting left guard in 2025. In theory, that job was supposed to go to second-year lineman Brandon Coleman. Coleman played reasonably well at left tackle in his rookie season, but Peters saw a way to upgrade multiple positions with one bold move. By trading for Pro Bowl left tackle Laremy Tunsil, the Commanders could slide the TCU product inside."
"By the third week of the season, both guards had been replaced. Andrew Wylie took over for Allegretti at right guard, and Paul slid into Coleman's spot. He has not given up the place all year, and it now appears the pending free agent may be in demand this offseason. Paul is one of the few remaining draft picks from the Ron Rivera era. The seventh-rounder from 2022 has seemed to be on the roster bubble ever since his arrival."
A planned position shuffle after trading for Laremy Tunsil moved Brandon Coleman to left guard, but the arrangement faltered and did not hold. By Week 3, Chris Paul replaced Coleman at left guard and maintained the starting role for the remainder of the season. Paul, a 2022 seventh-round pick from the Ron Rivera era, improved markedly after early struggles and produced an exceptional Pro Football Focus grade of 85.4 in his Week 3 start. Paul has shown solid run- and pass-blocking play and now enters pending free agency with likely external interest.
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