The Washington Commanders and members of the military trained side-by-side last Monday at the team’s training camp. The event — USAA’s Salute to Service NFL Boot Camp — has become an annual happening at the Commanders’ training facility in Ashburn. “Nobody does team better than our military, and I enjoy spending the time with them pre-practice and post-practice,” Commanders first-year coach Dan Quinn told reporters during a press conference before the event.
“So a really cool day, and we’re pumped and honored.” The military participants, local service members from Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, watched Commanders practice Monday morning and met and got autographs and pictures with the players. Then, a “boot camp” competition was held at the team’s indoor training facility for drills similar to those used by NFL coaches to evaluate players.
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