Episode 1,016: Commanders give Jon Allen permission to seek trade, Adam Peters speaks at Combine and more

The Al Galdi Podcast

Al Galdi

Football, Baseball, Sports, Basketball

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🗓️ 26 February 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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17:46 - Commanders: analysis of the Commanders giving interior defensive lineman Jonathan Allen permission to seek a trade, including where Allen is at in his career, the likelihood of the Commanders actually trading Allen and Allen's legacy with Washington 31:03 - Commanders: discussion of a variety of topics addressed by general manager Adam Peters over two sessions with reporters at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine, including Commanders executive Martin Mayhew retiring, what to expect from the team in free agency in the 2025 offseason, the latest on the Commanders potentially trading for Cleveland Browns edge defender Myles Garrett, Peters' vote of confidence for cornerback Marshon Lattimore, the Commanders largely keeping their coaching staff intact and the team in the 2025 offseason - unlike in the 2024 offseason - being set at QB1 53:59 - Capitals: breakdown of a 3-1 loss to the Calgary Flames, ending the Caps' 16-game home point streak despite a power-play goal by top-line left wing Alex Ovechkin 56:33 - Nationals: reaction to the Nats reportedly agreeing to re-sign reliever Kyle Finnegan three months after shockingly non-tendering him 01:00:26 - College Basketball: a salute to Georgetown's Thomas Sorber off his promising freshman season being over due to left-foot surgery...and thoughts on VCU winning for a 13th time in 14 games with a 78-60 victory at Richmond, James Madison winning for a 10th time in 11 games and clinching at least a share of the Sun Belt Conference regular-season title with an 85-79 victory at ULM and Virginia Tech's 71-66 loss to No. 19 Louisville Call Nova Fireplace And Stove at 571-513-3803, mention that Al Galdi sent you and receive $25 off any fireplace or chimney service Follow @WSHOnTheDaily on Instagram and visit WSHOnTheDaily.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:58.1	removed from the commander's 5523 loss at the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship game.
1:05.3	January 26 was the date of that game. And as we suspected, it turns out that that game was almost certainly
1:12.5	the final game for Interior Defense of lineman Jonathan Allen with Washington. Hello and
1:18.4	welcome to this Wednesday installment of the Al Galdi podcast. The commanders have given
1:23.5	John Allen permission to seek a trade. That news broke via multiple reports on Tuesday morning.
1:30.1	The news was confirmed by Commander's General Manager Adam Peters during his press conference
1:34.9	on Tuesday afternoon at the 2025 NFL scouting combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
1:41.0	Next segment, in-depth reaction to the big news, including why the commanders
1:46.0	are doing this, the likelihood of them actually trading Allen and Allen's legacy with Washington.
1:52.1	I then have a lengthy segment for you with analysis and discussion of a number of other items
1:58.0	addressed by Adam Peters on Tuesday afternoon, during which he did
2:01.3	not just this press conference, but also a separate session with Washington, D.C. area reporters.
2:07.1	Among the many topics that we'll get into, Commander's Executive Martin Mayhew retiring,
2:12.6	what to expect from the Commander's In Free Agency, the latest on the commanders potentially
2:17.2	trading for Cleveland
2:18.0	Brown's edge defender Miles Garrett, Adam Peters, vote of confidence for cornerback Marciaun
2:23.7	Latimore, the commanders largely keeping their coaching staff intact, and the commanders this
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