Commanders Cut 20 Players, Place Four On IR

The Washington Commanders announced they cut 20 players on Tuesday as they work down to the 53-man limit. 

The full list includes:

1. T Alex Akingbulu
2. WR Kazmeir Allen
3. DT Abdullah Anderson
4. TE/FB Alex Armah
5. DE William Bradley-King
6. G Mason Brooks
7. S Terrell Burgess
8. CB Tariq Castro-Fields
9. QB Jake Fromm
10. RB Derrick Gore
11. LB De’Jon Harris
12. T Jaryd Jones-Smith
13. C Tyler Larsen
14. G Nolan Laufenberg
15. DT Benning Potoa’e
16. S Kendall Smith
17. WR Brycen Tremayne
18. CB Jace Whittaker
19. CB Nick Whiteside II
20. CB Rachad Wildgoose

Washington also placed four players on injured reserve. 

1. TE Brandon Dillon
2. WR Kyric McGowan
3. TE Kaden Smith
4. RB Jonathan Williams

Anderson, 27, wound up going undrafted out of Bucknell back in 2018. He later signed a three-year, $1.71 million contract with the Bears, but was waived coming out of the preseason.

Chicago later added Anderson to their practice squad before bringing him back on a futures contract for the 2019 season. From there, he had stints with the Vikings and Steelers before joining the Packers.

The Falcons signed Anderson to a contract in August but opted to release him at the start of the regular season. He was later added to the practice squad before being promoted in September of last year. Washington signed him to a contract in March. 

In 2022, Anderson appeared in 16 games and recorded 40 tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack, and one pass defense.