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Commanders Agree To Re Sign Qb Marcus Mariota To 1 Year Deal Sources

Bonisiwe Shabane
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The Washington Commanders and Marcus Mariota agreed to terms on a one-year, $8 million deal, according to team and league sources. Mariota spent the 2024 season with the Commanders and was No. 111 overall and the seventh-ranked quarterback on The Athletic’s updated top 150 free-agents list. In his one season with Washington as the backup to Jayden Daniels, Mariota passed for 364 yards and four touchdowns in three regular-season games, adding another 92 yards and a touchdown rushing. He notably led the Commanders to wins in Week 7 against the Carolina Panthers after Daniels exited with an injury in the first quarter, as well as Week 18 against the Dallas Cowboys, playing... Last season was the 10th of the 31-year-old quarterback’s NFL career.

Mariota, the 2014 Heisman Trophy winner, was selected with the No. 2 pick by the Tennessee Titans in the 2015 draft. He made 61 of his 74 career starts during his five seasons with the Titans from 2015 to 2019. His most recent starting role was with Atlanta in 2022, when he started the first 13 games of the season for the Falcons, passing for 2,219 yards and 15 touchdowns to nine interceptions and... Mariota also spent two seasons with the Las Vegas Raiders (2020 and 2021) and another with the Philadelphia Eagles (2023) in a backup role before joining the Commanders last offseason. The Washington Commanders are entering their second season with backup quarterback Marcus Mariota.

The No. 2 overall pick and Heisman Trophy winner is getting ready for his 11th season in the NFL, where he hopes to win his first Super Bowl with the Commanders. Mariota spoke with reporters at a local event in his home state of Hawaii about the decision to stay with the Commanders for the upcoming season. READ MORE: Commanders set to reveal bold new look with upcoming uniform announcement “For me, it was one of those things hard to pass up, and you want to go somewhere where you’re wanted,” Mariota said via Spectrum News. “And they were very adamant that they wanted me back for another year.

I love coach, DQ (Dan Quinn) and just Kliff (coordinator Kingsbury) and the offense, and for me, it was like a no brainer. The Washington Commanders announced today that they have re-signed quarterback Marcus Mariota. Full terms of the deal were not disclosed. Mariota (6-4, 223) is a nine-year NFL veteran who entered the league with the Tennessee Titans as a first-round draft pick (2nd overall) in 2015. In his career, Mariota has appeared in 93 games with 74 starts and recorded 1,361 completions on 2,162 attempts for 16,184 passing yards with 97 touchdowns and 55 interceptions. He has also rushed for 2,156 yards and 18 touchdowns.

Last season, Mariota saw action in three games and completed 34 passes on 44 attempts for 364 yards and four touchdowns. He also rushed for 92 yards and one touchdown. Prior to joining Washington, Mariota was with the Las Vegas Raiders (2020-21), Atlanta Falcons (2022) and Philadelphia Eagles (2023). In 2023, Mariota appeared in three games and served as the backup quarterback for Jalen Hurts in Philadelphia. The previous year, Mariota played and started 13 games for the Falcons and completed 184-of-300 passing attempts for 2,219 passing yards, 15 touchdowns, and nine interceptions. He additionally totaled 438 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns.

FILE - Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) warms up near the sidelines during an NFL wild-card playoff football game Monday, Jan. 15, 2024 in Tampa, Fla. The Washington Commanders have added a veteran quarterback in free agency. The team agreed Tuesday, March 12, 2024, with Marcus Mariota on a one-year contract with a base salary of $6 million worth up to $10 million, a person familiar with the deal tells The... (AP Photo/Peter Joneleit, File) FILE - San Francisco 49ers defensive end Clelin Ferrell celebrates after sacking Seattle Seahawks quarterback Drew Lock during the second half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Dec.

10, 2023. The Washington Commanders continued their roster makeover early on the second day of NFL free agency by agreeing to sign defensive end Clelin Ferrell. The team reached an agreement with Ferrell on a one-year contract, according to a person familiar with the contract. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File) Washington Commanders general manager Adam Peters speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Feb.

27, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn speaks during a news conference at the NFL football scouting combine, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) WASHINGTON (AP) — Marcus Mariota is going to the Washington Commanders.

Could Jayden Daniels or Drake Maye be next? According to Tom Pelissero, the Commanders are re-signing QB Marcus Mariota to a one-year, $8 million deal on Wednesday. Last week, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald named Mariota one of the top options for HC Mike McDaniel’s system in Miami. However, Mariota has elected to return to Washington. Mariota, 31, is a former No. 2 overall pick of the Titans back in 2015.

He signed a four-year, $24.214 million rookie contract that was fully guaranteed. The Titans picked up Mariota’s fifth-year option worth $20.922 million for the 2019 season. They declined to re-sign him as an unrestricted free agent after he lost the starting job, though, and he ultimately agreed to a two-year contract with the Raiders worth $17.6 million. After playing out his deal in Las Vegas, Mariota signed a two-year deal with the Falcons in 2022. Atlanta opted to release him and he signed a one-year deal with the Eagles worth $5 million. Marcus Mariota will remain in Washington for the 2025 campaign.

The journeyman quarterback has a new Commanders agreement in place, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports. This will be a one-year pact worth $8MM, Pelissero adds. That marks a slight raise compared to Mariota’s first Commanders contract. After a successful year backing up Jayden Daniels, he will do so again next season. Pelissero notes Mariota drew interest from outside teams, but he turned that down to remain in the nation’s capital. The former No.

2 pick bounced around the league following his five-year run with the Titans, spending time with the Raiders, Falcons and Eagles before signing with the Commanders last offseason. Mariota made just three appearances in 2024, but he gave the team a veteran mentor for Daniels as he put together an exceptional rookie campaign. Daniels’ strong play ensured Mariota would have needed to head elsewhere if he intended to compete for a starting gig. The 31-year-old’s last stint atop a depth chart came with the Falcons in 2022, when his passer rating (88.2) fell short of his career average. Failing to secure a long-term opportunity as a starter in Atlanta set Mariota up for a one-year spell as the Eagles’ backup prior to his intra-divisional move to the Commanders last spring. That signing was seen as an indication the Commanders’ preference was to select Daniels with the No.

2 pick in the draft given Mariota’s mobility. Washington did indeed go in that direction, and the team’s success on offense led to renewed head coaching interest for OC Kliff Kingsbury. The former Cardinals coach ultimately withdrew from the 2025 hiring cycle, citing his satisfaction of working with Daniels. After winning Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2024, Daniels will have both his offensive coordinator and QB2 back with him next season. It has been reported by multiple sources that Marcus Mariota is set to return to the Washington Commanders on a one-year, $8 million deal. The 31-year-old quarterback, entering his 11th NFL season, played a key role in mentoring rookie Jayden Daniels throughout the 2024 season, stepping in to lead the team to two victories when Daniels was injured.

Mariota’s standout moments included a 205-yard, two-touchdown performance against the Titans and a game-winning drive to defeat the Cowboys. A former Heisman Trophy winner, Mariota’s career has seen him play for the Titans, Raiders, Falcons, and Eagles. With 93 career games, 16,184 passing yards, and 18 rushing touchdowns, he brings invaluable experience and depth to Washington’s quarterback room. Commanders re-signing QB Marcus Mariota to one-year, $8M deal. (via @TomPelissero) pic.twitter.com/NPAURiLBAA Veteran QB Marcus Mariota is re-signing with the #Commanders on a one-year, $8 million deal, per sources.

Other teams tried to lure Mariota away. But he loves Washington, where he’s back to back up Jayden Daniels. pic.twitter.com/ZhyOIHwAg7 All content copyright © 2025 KKEA-AM/Blow Up Media. All rights reserved.For more information on this site please read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. Marcus Mariota is returning to the Washington Commanders for the 2025 season.

According to Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network, the veteran quarterback is re-signing with the Commanders on a one-year, $8 million contract. Pelissero explained why Mariota decided to return to Washington. “Other teams tried to lure Mariota away,” Pelissero wrote on X/Twitter. “But he loves Washington, where he’s back to back up Jayden Daniels.” As a backup QB for the Commanders last year, Mariota completed 77.3 percent of his passes for 364 yards, four touchdowns and zero interceptions in three games. He also rushed for 92 and one touchdown and 18 carries in his limited action last year.

“We have a brotherhood here, and it’s very unique, something that is very different from other teams that I’ve been on, and just that kind of belief in each other really settled me down,”... In that game, Mariota completed 18 of his 23 pass attempts for 205 yards and two touchdowns. Marcus Mariota signed a one-year contract with the Commanders in March of last year. His goal was to be the starting QB, but the Commanders went with Jayden Daniels, who went on to lead the team to the NFC Championship game and earned Offensive Rookie of the Year...

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