As Washington Commanders players streamed into the visitor postgame locker room, a 68-year-old wearing a gray suit and burgundy baseball cap awaited them. Minority team owner Mitchell Rales shook staff and player hands,

The Commanders’ biggest free-agent signing was Armstrong, while their third-biggest was Biadasz. In the draft, after they chose Jayden Daniels with the No. 2 pick, they used a second-round pick on a defensive lineman and a third-round pick on an offensive lineman.