The Commanders didn’t wait long to address the hole at center.
After bringing in several players for workouts on Saturday afternoon, Washington signed Trey Hill, a veteran center with a winding NFL path and a chance to help right away while Nick Allegretti deals with a calf strain.
Hill comes to Washington after stops with Cincinnati, Green Bay, Chicago and Tennessee. The Bengals drafted him in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL Draft, and he appeared in 25 games with three starts at center for Cincinnati.
He was released by the Bengals in January 2025, later signed a futures contract with the Packers, and was cut during final roster moves in August. Last season, he spent time on Chicago’s practice squad before Tennessee added him on a futures deal in January and then let him go in June.
Now the Commanders are giving him his fifth professional opportunity, and the timing is pretty clean. Allegretti is sidelined, and Washington’s other center options are thin on experience. Rookie Matt Gulbin and guard Julian Good-Jones can both snap the ball, but neither has played a regular-season NFL game at the position.
That opens the door for Hill to step in and compete for a real role in David Blough’s offense. If he can get up to speed quickly, he could be in position to provide exactly the kind of depth Washington needs.
To make room, the Commanders released cornerback Tre Hawkins.
Hill is set to join the team on Monday, right before Washington’s first padded practice of training camp this year.
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