Adam Peters began his tenure by releasing several veteran players, including Logan Thomas, Charles Leno Jr., and Nick Gates, then cut additional veterans such as Kendall Fuller, Tyler Larsen, Jacoby Brissett, Curtis Samuel, David Mayo, and Cody Barton. The Commanders added older players like Zach Ertz and Bobby Wagner even while accumulating draft picks; Montez Sweat and Chase Young had been traded earlier and Jahan Dotson was dealt for future capital. The roster's mean age rose to 25th in 2024 while the median stayed middle-of-the-league. Plans to build gradually around Jayden Daniels changed after Daniels' exceptional rookie season, prompting trades for veterans including Marshon Lattimore, Laremy Tunsil, and Deebo Samuel Sr.
However, Peters was also investing in youth by loading up on draft picks. Montez Sweat and Chase Young had already been traded by the time he arrived, and the new general manager made it clear that he was prioritizing building through the draft when he dealt Jahan Dotson, thought to be the WR2, shortly before the season, to acquire more future draft capital.
The net result of all this roster turnover was that Washington's mean age went up from somewhere in the middle of the pack in 2023 to 25th in 2024. But its median age, which is not affected by outliers like Wagner, Ertz, or Nick Bellore, remained in the middle of the league. It certainly appeared that Peters was going to engage in a gradual multi-year buildup of the roster around Jayden Daniels.
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