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Lucas Niang ‘ready to get rollin’’ with Commanders

His arrival to Washington marked a reunion with fellow linemen Nick Allegretti and Andrew Wylie. All three were responsible for protecting quarterback Patrick Mahomes with the Kansas City Chiefs during the 2021 season. Allegretti and Wylie provide Niang with familiar faces and a sense of comfort most mid-training camp signings don’t have.

“It’s easier to ask questions, I know who to go for,” Niang said of his conversations with Allegretti and Wylie after his first day in Ashburn. “We’ve dealt with each other before, so we know how each other operates.”

Niang is essentially learning an entirely new football vocabulary in joining the Commanders, despite having run the same plays. Allegretti and

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