Commanders announce several changes, including new hires, promotions

The Washington Commanders wrapped up the offseason on Thursday with the completion of their three-day mandatory minicamp. However, for two individuals, their time in Washington and in the NFL has wrapped up. Area scouts Paul Skansi and Chuck Cook are retiring, as the Commanders revealed on social media, and the team wished them well.

Congrats to area scouts Paul Skansi and Chuck Cook on their retirement 👏— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) June 18, 2026Both Skanski and Cook have been with Washington since 2017. This is only part of the personnel movement for the Commanders this offseason. Earlier in the year, Tim Gribble departed the organization in January after over two decades in Washington.

Gribble was the Commanders' director of college scouting. Gribble took a similar role with the Pittsburgh Steelers, which is where he's from. Washington later hired Ryan Kessenich away from the San Francisco 49ers to replace Gribble as the director of college scouting.

The Commanders officially announced that move on Thursday, too. Here is a full list of Washington's moves, which include personnel, player health and performance, and the /football support staff. Some are outside hires, while others are promotions.

Here's the full list:PersonnelRyan Kessenich: Director of college scoutingAlberto de la Guardia: Area scoutMiles Turner: Area scoutAndrew Dowell: Scouting assistantJohn Waters: Scouting assistantToby Junker: Scouting and R&D assistantKeenan Guthrie: Scouting associatePlayer health and performanceGeoff Kaplan: Senior director of player health & performanceJon Dignazio: Assistant athletic trainer/physical therapistNick Farrell: Director of performance nutrition Tanner Boro: Performance dietitian Football support staffBryan Porter: Senior director of football operationsGayatri Nambiar: Senior football solutions developerPreston Biro: Senior football data scientistCasesse Basaraba: Video assistantJustin Feinstein: Equipment assistantSam Walsh: Football operations assis