Episode 1,158: Marcus Mariota preps as Jayden Daniels doesn’t practice, Commanders sign Preston Smith and more

The Al Galdi Podcast

Al Galdi

Football, Baseball, Sports, Basketball

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🗓️ 18 September 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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12:22 - Commanders: discussion of quarterbacks Jayden Daniels and Marcus Mariota off Daniels not practicing due to his knee injury, including the issue of Daniels taking quarterback contact at a high rate and the potential for Mariota to be the team's starting quarterback for its game against the Las Vegas Raiders 31:51 - Commanders: conversation about the team placing cornerback Jonathan Jones on the Reserve/Injured List and signing unrestricted-free-agent edge defender Preston Smith for a second stint with Washington, whether change might be coming to the Commanders' starting offensive line, what head coach Dan Quinn learned from working under Las Vegas Raiders head coach Pete Carroll during their time together with the Seattle Seahawks and more off comments from Quinn 45:14 - Nationals: analysis of a 9-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves to complete a four-game sweep 52:49 - Orioles: breakdown of a 3-1 win at the Chicago White Sox to complete a three-game sweep Go to OmahaSteaks.com to get 50 percent off site-wide and use the promo code ALGALDI at checkout for an extra $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. See site for details. A big thanks to our advertiser, Omaha Steaks! Visit CateringByUptown.com and mention that Al Galdi sent you Follow @WSHOnTheDaily on Instagram and visit WSHOnTheDaily.com for great merch 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 fifty-eight of the Al-Galdi podcast. It is Thursday, September 18th, 2025. It is the first day of 2025 Washington Capitals Training Camp, which is taking place at MetStar Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Virginia. And this is the day after the Council of the District of Columbia,
0:40.1	a.k.a. the D.C. Council gave final formal approval to the deal between the Washington
0:47.0	commanders and Washington, D.C. for a stadium on the RFK Stadium site. The deal passed by a vote of 11.2, though there was some drama, because of course,
0:59.7	there was some drama.
1:01.0	This entire process has been filled with drama.
1:04.5	Last minute demands by the council that infuriated the commander, so much so that
1:10.3	commanders team president Mark Klaus on Wednesday
1:12.6	morning put out a letter ripping the council, taking the council to task. Good for Klaus for doing that.
1:19.6	But ultimately, the deal got passed and the deal now has received final formal approval,
1:26.3	allowing for the commanders to maintain their construction
1:29.5	timeline with the goal of the stadium opening for the 2030 NFL season. August 2014,
1:37.3	what was going on in your life? What were you doing? Who were you doing that thing with?
1:43.9	August 2014, that was when the Redskins first acknowledged that they were looking to build a new stadium.
1:51.4	Then lead owner Dan Snyder in August 2014 told Comcast Sportsnet, Mid-Atlantic, now monumental sports network, that the Redskins had quote started the process end quote on finding a
2:04.9	spot for a new stadium well the process went on and on and on here we are now more than 11 years later
2:14.8	september 2025 and the process finally is done. Statement from
2:21.7	Commander's managing partner Josh Harris on Wednesday evening, quote, today is a historic
2:27.4	day for D.C., the Commander's organization and our fans. With the Council's approval, we can now
2:33.1	move forward on the transformative
2:35.1	RFK project that will bring lasting economic growth for our city. This achievement wouldn't
2:41.6	have been possible without the dedication and collaboration between Mayor Bowser, Chairman Mendelsohn,
2:47.3	the council, and the countless community business and labor leaders whose voices and input
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