Beyond Terry McLaurin and Deebo Samuel, the Commanders’ wide receiver depth chart remained unclear. Brown’s return offers significant clarification. The 6-foot-2 target provides needed size and a physical presence on the outside, where he lined up across from McLaurin.

It is officially the start of the new NFL year, and many teams have made tons of acquisitions via free agent signing or trade. The Washington Commanders have obviously made some major moves, like bringing in Laremy Tunsil and re-signing Bobby Wagner.

The NFL's new year officially kicked off Wednesday, two days after teams began spending big money in free agency. Here are some of the winners and losers so far: The Commanders made two major moves through trades,