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Thom Loverro

tloverro@washingtontimes.com

Thom Loverro has been a professional journalist since 1977, working for a number of newspapers, including eight years as a news editor and reporter for The Baltimore Sun, where he covered government, politics, and crime. He moved into sports writing when he joined The Washington Times in 1992. He moved to The Washington Examiner as a sports columnist in 2009 and returned to The Washington Times in 2013, where he is currently the lead sports columnist.

Columns by Thom Loverro

Washington Commanders wide receiver Deebo Samuel (1) is tackled by Miami Dolphins linebacker Jordyn Brooks (20) and linebacker Tyrel Dodson (25) during the first half of an NFL football game between the Washington Commanders and the Miami Dolphins in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

LOVERRO: No one expected Commanders’ season to be Spanish Inquisition bad

It looked good -- a week full of Commanders fans enjoying the sights and sounds of Madrid, players connecting with a new NFL fan base and more than 78,000 people filling the stands at the home of the great Real Madrid soccer club. But it turned out to be bad. Season-ending bad. Spanish Inquisition bad.

November 16, 2025
Washington Commanders quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) during a training session in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, ahead of Sunday's NFL football game against Miami Dolphins. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

LOVERRO: If losing fosters learning, Commanders working on an advanced degree

When Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris introduced new general manager Adam Peters to the public nearly two years ago, Peters was asked what he learned from the unsuccessful moments in his career -- from his start as a New England Patriots scout to assistant general manager with the San Francisco 49ers.

November 13, 2025
Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn speaking to members of the media after the end of an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, in Landover, Md. Seattle won 38-14. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

LOVERRO: Questions surround Daniels’ durability, Quinn’s protection of him

Why Jayden Daniels was still on the field halfway through the fourth quarter of a beatdown by the Seahawks, running for his life under the most pressure he had faced all year without the protection of capable teammates, was the question everyone asked following the Commanders' sixth loss of the season.

November 6, 2025
FBI assistant director Christopher Raia speaks at a press conference announcing the arrests of Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier in connection with a federal investigation into sports betting and illegal gambling, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

LOVERRO: NBA is going to need buckets of detergent to wash this stain out

In the wake of the federal game-fixing and other charges involving a former NBA player Damon Jones, current Miami Heat star Terry Rozier and a Hall of Famer and Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, who will be the figure that drops a hammer that resonates throughout the sport for a century?

October 26, 2025
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) runs next to Los Angeles Chargers outside linebacker Bud Dupree (48) during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Carrie Giordano )

LOVERRO: Homecoming for Daniels puts Commanders in control

Jayden Daniels went home Sunday. And he brought gifts -- a 27-10 win over the carpetbagging Los Angeles Chargers that reminded anyone who forgot that he is the sun around which all Washington Commanders planets revolve.

October 6, 2025
Washington Commanders defense celebrates at Atlanta Falcons end zone after Washington Commanders Defensive Back Mikey Sainristil (0) intercepts pass at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The Atlanta Falcons defeated the Washington Commanders 34-27 during NFL Week 3 on September 28, 2025. (Photo by Jordan Sabillo for Washington Times)

LOVERRO: Atlanta collapse shows how much the Commanders need their missing stars

Mercedes-Benz Stadium certainly was open Sunday and cooking, frying the Commanders' carcass. It wasn't a full helping, though. The meat on the bones -- quarterback Jayden Daniels and receivers Terry McLaurin and Noah Brown -- didn't even make the trip, nursing their injuries in the comfort of home cooking..

September 29, 2025