One former New York Giants draft pick is calling it quits on his NFL career after just 5 seasons and less than 5 months with his new team.
The Washington Commanders announced on Saturday morning that they were placing defensive tackle DJ Davidson on the reserve/retired list.
“Commanders signed Daniel Brunskill, Nicholas Petit-Frere and Max Scharping, released Chris Hilton Jr. and Timothy McKay, placed DJ Davidson on reserve/retired list,” NFL reporter Aaron Wilson wrote on his official X account on Saturday.
Davidson, 6-foot-4 and 327 pounds, was a 5th-round pick by the Giants in the 2022 NFL Draft and signed with the Commanders in March after spending his 1st 4 seasons in New York.
“The Commanders have signed former Giants DL D.J. Davidson,” FanSided’s Doug Rush wrote on his official X account on March 31. “Davidson was the Giants 5th round pick from the 2022 NFL Draft. He appeared in 47 games during his 4 seasons, starting in 4, and had 49 total tackles with 2.5 sacks. Davidson will stay in the NFC East and look to make the Washington roster in 2026.”
Early Injury Tough to Overcome for D.J. Davidson
Davidson starred at Arizona State and played his way into being a 5th-round pick, but tore his ACL in Week 5 of his rookie year.
There haven’t been many opportunities to get snaps up front over the last 4 seasons while playing behind perennial NFL All-Pro defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence, and Davidson saw his 2025 season end after 15 games due to a neck injury and a concussion.
Through his first 4 seasons, Davidson earned approximately $4.6 million.
The Commanders were hoping to get an incredible bargain on Davidson because of how incredibly overextended they are at defensive tackle.
Right now, the Commanders are paying a lot of money for nothing resembling the production that should derive on the interior defensive line, highlighted by big-money contracts for low-performing talent in Daron Payne (4 years, $90 million) and Javon Kinlaw (3 years, $45 million).
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