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The Kevin Sheehan Show

The Commanders don't plan on spending big money this offseason again?!

The Kevin Sheehan Show

Audacy

Sports, News

4.7696 Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

1.26.26 Kevin Sheehan reads an article from Ben Standig which possibly hints at the Commanders’ strategy when it comes to spending money this offseason and free agency.

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0:00.0

It was just telling me, what did you say?

0:02.4

We gave up 30 points a game and made it to the NFC championship game a year ago?

0:07.2

Yeah, in the postseason, we gave up 30 points per game,

0:10.0

and then we gave up 25 points per game in the regular season.

0:13.9

Yeah.

0:15.0

Well, I mean, 55 of those points came a year ago to the day.

0:19.2

We'll do something on that next hour.

0:21.0

One year ago today was the NFC championship game.

0:25.2

And I still maintain the game was closer than the final score indicated.

0:34.1

Ben Standing's going to join us at 12.

0:36.2

This is what he had from his substack column this morning,

0:42.3

and it's interesting. This about Duran Payne. Remember, Duran Payne's salary cap hit next year is $28-plus million.

0:53.2

I've maintained, for the better part of the second half of the

0:56.3

season that I don't think Duran Payne's coming back, even on a restructured deal that could lower

1:04.5

the cap hit. I think Duran Payne's play, and most of you know this, I've been the biggest Duran fan since they drafted him.

1:12.8

I think it's just way too up and down, and that's what his whole career's been, with the

1:17.8

exception of 22, the contract year, in which he had his best season.

1:23.2

But there are too many games where he is non-existent and then other games in which he is

1:28.2

present and accounted for. But this was Ben. He wrote this this morning. At least for now,

1:35.9

the commanders appear inclined to make the bet that keeping Duran Payne makes the most sense.

1:42.5

Quote, discussions between the two sides have focused on pain playing out the final year

1:48.2

of his contract without a financial restructure, pay cut, or extension, a source close to the

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