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Trent Scott made two starts during the 2024 season for the Washington Commanders – at left offensive tackle in Game 10 and right guard in the NFC Championship Game.

The former Lee-Huntsville standout will bring that versatility back to Washington after agreeing to a contract for the 2025 season with the Commanders on Thursday. NFL Network reported the contract as a one-year deal.

Scott became an unrestricted free agent on Wednesday, but he’s signing with Washington, just as he did the previous time he was a free agent after the 2022 season.

In 17 regular-season games in 2024, Scott played 192 offensive snaps, with 178 coming in five games. He also had a career-high 90 special-teams snaps. Scott also played in Washington’s three playoff games as the Commanders went to the NFC Championship Game for the first time since 1991.

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The 2024 season included the first touchdown of Scott’s NFL career. In a 38-33 victory over Cincinnati on Sept. 23, Scott lined up as a blocking tight end on second-and-goal at the Bengals 1-yard line, leaked into the end zone and caught the first TD pass of rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels’ career with 9:54 left in the third quarter.

Scott played in nine games, with one start, for the Los Angeles Chargers in 2018 after earning a spot on the team as a rookie free agent from Grambling State.

Scott started nine games at left tackle for the Chargers in 2019, filling in for veteran Russell Okung.

Scott joined the Carolina Panthers as a waiver claim after Los Angeles released him at the end of training camp in September 2020. Scott played in 14 games in his first season with Carolina, with four starts. Scott played in 14 games with five starts at right guard for the Panthers in 2021.

Scott went to the Pittsburgh Steelers in free agency and played in eight games, with one start, in 2022.

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During seven NFL seasons, Scott has played in 88 regular-season games, with 23 starts, and five playoff contests, with one start.

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Man charged with shooting co-worker in Washington Heights

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A 26-year-old man had an argument with a co-worker before allegedly fatally shooting the colleague in Washington Heights, prosecutors said Friday.

Bobby Martin, who was charged with first-degree murder Thursday, made his first appearance Friday in Cook County court.

Martin, is accused of killing his co-worker, Antoine Alexander, 32, in a parking lot at 9411 S Ashland Ave about 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to Chicago police.

Prosecutors said Martin and Alexander worked together at an armed security company and got into a verbal altercation inside the guard shack on Tuesday afternoon. During the altercation, prosecutors said Alexander removed his bullet proof vest and threw it to the ground. A witness, another co-worker, then told the defendant and the victim to take the altercation outside.

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After stepping outside, the defendant pulled his firearm and fired one shot into the victims abdomen, prosecutors said. The victim’s firearm was holstered at the time of the argument and the shooting. The defendant fled the scene and came into contact with another co-worker, whom he told that he had just shot Alexander.

Alexander was then taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead.

Martin was arrested by authorities three blocks from his home approximately 20 minutes after the shooting, prosecutors said.

Martin was detained and will appear in court again on March 17, authorities said.

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Washington Spirit goalkeeper Aubrey Kingsbury announces she’s pregnant

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Washington Spirit goalkeeper Aubrey Kingsbury has announced that she and her husband Matt are expecting a baby in July.

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The couple made the announcement in a video on the Spirit’s social media channels, holding a baby goalkeeper jersey on the pitch at Audi Field.

Kingsbury becomes the most recent Spirit star to go on maternity leave, following defender Casey Krueger, midfielder Andi Sullivan and forward Ashley Hatch.

Sullivan gave birth to daughter Millie in July, while Hatch welcomed her son Leo in January.

Krueger announced she was pregnant with her second child in October.

Kingsbury has served as the Spirit’s starting goalkeeper since 2018, and has been named the NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year twice (2019 and 2021).

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The 34-year-old has two caps with the U.S. women’s national team, and was named to the 2023 World Cup roster.

The club captain will leave a major void for the Spirit, who have finished as NWSL runner-up in back-to-back seasons.

Sandy MacIver and Kaylie Collins are expected to compete for the starting role while Kingsbury is on maternity leave.

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The Spirit kick off their 2026 campaign on March 13 against the Portland Thorns.





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Washington state board awards Yakima $985,600 loan for Sixth Avenue project design

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Washington state board awards Yakima 5,600 loan for Sixth Avenue project design


Yakima could soon take a major step toward redesigning Sixth Avenue after the Washington State Public Works Board awarded the city a $985,600 loan.

The loan was approved for the design engineering phase of the Sixth Avenue project. The funding can also be used along Sixth Avenue for utility replacement and updated ADA use.

The Yakima City Council must decide whether to accept the award. If the council accepts it, the city’s engineering work will move forward with the design of Sixth Avenue.

The cost of installing trolley lines is excluded from the plan. The historic trolleys would need to raise the funds required to add trolley lines.

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The award is scheduled to be discussed during next week’s City Council meeting.



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