Marcus Mariota Returns To Commanders On One Year 8m Deal

Bonisiwe Shabane

-Nov 17, 2025, 10:51 AM

marcus mariota returns to commanders on one year 8m deal

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... The Washington Commanders are re-signing veteran quarterback Marcus Mariota to a one-year, $8 million deal, according to a report from NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.

Mariota was the primary backup to starting quarterback Jayden Daniels last season, and with his new contract, will remain in that role. The 10-year veteran played in three games last season for Washington, completing 34 of his 44 passes for 364 yards and four touchdowns to zero interceptions. Mike McDaniel is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where he has worked since January 2022. His work has been featured at InsideTheACC.com, SB Nation, FanSided and more. McDaniel hosts the Hokie Hangover Podcast, covering Virginia Tech athletics, as well as Basketball Conference: The ACC Football Podcast. Outside of work, he is a husband and father, and an avid golfer.

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.

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All rights reserved.For more information on this site please read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. Marcus Mariota will be back with the Commanders in 2025. According to multiple reports, Mariota has agreed to a one-year deal with Washington to continue to backup quarterback Jayden Daniels. Mariota’s deal is reportedly worth $8 million. Mariota, 31, appeared in three games for Washington last season. He completed 34-of-44 passes for 364 yards with four touchdowns and no picks.

While he was in for mop-up duty against the Browns, he had significant playing time in the Week 7 win over the Panthers and Week 18 victory over Dallas. The No. 2 overall pick of the 2015 draft, Mariota has appeared in 93 games with 75 starts for the Titans, Raiders, Falcons, Eagles, and Commanders. He’s completed 63 percent of his career passes for 16,184 yards with 97 touchdowns and 55 interceptions. 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. The grass isn't always greener on the other side. That's precisely what Commanders quarterback Marcus Mariota said on Thursday about re-signing with Washington instead of potentially pursuing starting options elsewhere. "At the end of the day, the grass isn't always greener, and being around this league for a long time, you understand that when you have a good thing, you have a great culture,... "So, I really, at the end of the day, somebody was going to have to really knock my socks off to leave this place.

I am very happy, very blessed to be back, and I'm excited to make another run with this team." Mariota continued to praise Washington, calling it the best place he's ever been a part of. He credited head coach Dan Quinn for making him enjoy coming to work. The 2025 season is Mariota's 11th NFL season. A former No. 2 overall pick, Washington is Mariota's fifth NFL team.

While he would like the chance to start again, he's appreciative of his current opportunity, serving as a backup to Jayden Daniels, and a mentor to the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. Speaking of Daniels, Mariota said he had been in contact with him and plans to meet him soon in Southern California. Daniels and Sam Hartman are working out together in California, and Mariota said he'll meet with them and buy them dinner. 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 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.

Marcus Mariota Returns To Commanders On One Year 8m Deal

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