Episode 1,114: Von Miller to Commanders and analysis with Barry Svrluga on Terry McLaurin contract talks and Nats

The Al Galdi Podcast

Al Galdi

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🗓️ 18 July 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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11:20 - Commanders: why the team agreeing with unrestricted-free-agent edge defender Von Miller on a reported one-year contract is a smart signing 23:24 - Guest: Barry Svrluga, columnist for The Washington Post, on the stalled contract-extension negotiations between the Commanders and receiver Terry McLaurin and on the Nationals' opening for a head of baseball operations, including whether the job is attractive given the concerns with the Lerner ownership group, what was behind interim general manager Mike DeBartolo talking up a new day for the Nats in terms of analytics, whether DeBartolo would be allowed to trade starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore before the 2025 MLB Trade Deadline and whether the Nats' rebuild is salvageable Download the PrizePicks app and use the promo code "Galdi" for $50 instantly after you play your first $5 lineup - https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/GALDI The Nace Law Group, Accident & Injury Lawyers - 202-902-7611 and make sure that you mention that Al Galdi sent you Call Nova Fireplace And Stove at 571-513-3803, mention that Al Galdi sent you and receive $25 off any service For advertising inquiries, email [email protected] Please note that time stamps may be slightly off depending on rotating national ads

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0:00.0	And away we go, episode one thousand one hundred fourteen of the Al-Galdi podcast. It is Friday, July 18th, 2025. It is the day on which we are returning home from the beach. Fenwick Island, Delaware. Very nice place. And I want you to know that for sound purposes, for the good of the podcast, I did Thursday show, and I am doing this show
0:40.9	in a closet. Yes, I am recording this in a closet. I am coming to you right now from a closet.
0:49.2	This is what I do for you for this show, and after this show, I shall be coming out of the closet. So there you go.
0:56.2	But this also is the day on which rookies report for 2025 commanders training camp. And the
1:04.2	commanders will go into camp with all of their picks in the 2025 NFL draft having been signed.
1:10.5	We on Thursday afternoon had reports
1:12.2	that the team had agreed on a contract with cornerback Trey Amos, who the team took out of
1:16.6	Ole Miss in the second round. But yeah, man, the commander's offseason is over. Training camp
1:22.3	is getting going. Now, veterans do not report for 2025 commanders training camp until this Tuesday, July 22nd, but among those veterans will be a new acquisition.
1:34.3	Edge defender Vaughn Miller.
1:36.9	We late night on Wednesday night had the breaking news that Miller was signing with the commanders a reported one-year contract. Is he a solution for the team
1:46.9	at Edge Defender? No, not at this point in his career. But can he still play? Absolutely. I am a big
1:53.9	fan of this signing. Next segment, analysis of why this is a good signing, including some key
2:00.4	advanced stats.
2:01.8	Here's just a sampling.
2:03.3	Von Miller for the 2024 regular season, what was his age 35 season.
2:09.1	Among all players, each with at least 150 pass rushes, recorded the quickest pass rush getoff
2:17.1	time in the NFL per the NFL's next-gen stats at 0.69 seconds. Yes,
2:25.6	age 35 season, quickest pass-rush getoff time in the NFL. Von Miller can still go. And our team now has him. Hello and welcome to this
2:36.8	Friday installment of the Al-Galdi podcast. This has been a big last few days for star edge defenders
2:42.4	in the NFL. We on Thursday afternoon had reports that the Pittsburgh Steelers and edge defender
2:47.0	T.J. Watt had agreed on a mega-money contract extension, making him the highest paid
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