The Washington Commanders made new additions to their training camp roster Tuesday. To do that, they parted ways with a pair of players, including former Baltimore Ravens drafted pick Sala Aumavae-Laulu.
According to the NFL transaction wire, the Commanders waived Aumavae-Laulu and defensive back Robert McDaniel on Tuesday. That enabled Washington to sign two players to fill needs at other positions.
Aumavae-Laulu provided depth at guard this summer for the Commanders. In 2023, the Baltimore Ravens selected him at No. 199 overall in the sixth round.
He’s been a fringe-roster player most of his career. But he’s remained in the league mostly because of his pure size.
“Powerful lineman whose lack of instincts and technique could make him a candidate for the practice squad as the jump-off point for his career,” wrote NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein during the 2023 draft process. “Aumavae-Laulu has the physical traits teams look for but lacks consistency with his hands and body composure getting into blocks.
“His odds of roster success will be much higher at the guard position, where he has enough athletic ability and power to potentially fit a wide variety of run schemes while creating better matchups for him in protection.”
Also according to the NFL transaction wire, the Commanders signed defensive tackle Byron Cowart and linebacker Curtis Jacobs in free agency.
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