Commanders Try Out Intriguing Australian Punter Oscar Chapman
The Washington Commanders have had a hectic start to the 2025 campaign. While they were without star quarterback Jayden Daniels in Week 3, the Commanders have managed to pick up wins in two of their first three games, and it looks like their magical run to the 2024 NFC Championship Game last year was not a fluke.
However, there is room for improvement in Washington, and the front office is continually looking for ways to improve its roster. On Thursday, that led the Commanders to bring in undrafted Australian punter Oscar Chapman for a tryout, even though the team already has a Pro Bowl-caliber punter, Tress Way, at their disposal.
Commanders Bring in Punter Oscar Chapman for a Tryout
You can never be too thorough in the NFL, and the Commanders are illustrating that by taking a look at another punter, despite having Way at their disposal. A two-time Pro Bowler who also earned a spot on the All-Pro Second Team in 2019, Way has spent his entire 12-year career with Washington, and he remains one of the top players at his position in the league.
If something happens to Way, though, Washington doesn’t have anyone on the depth chart who could come and fill in for him. That led to the team checking out Chapman, a former punter for the Auburn Tigers in college who is looking for his start in the NFL. Chapman didn’t get selected in the 2025 NFL Draft, and while he spent time with the Minnesota Vikings over the summer, he ended up getting released in August.
Since then, Chapman has been waiting for his next opportunity, and he ended up getting a unique shot to show what he’s capable of for the Commanders. The team brought him in for a tryout on Thursday, and while he isn’t going to steal Way’s job, if Washington needs help at the punter position in the future, he could end up finding his way onto the team.
“Commanders tried out punter Oscar Chapman,” Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reported in a post on X.
Commanders Looking to Earn Second Straight Win in Week 4
GettyWashington Commanders QB Jayden Daniels.
Chapman’s tryout is an interesting side note, but the Commanders’ main focus right now is on finding a way to continue their winning ways. While they looked solid against the New York Giants and Las Vegas Raiders, their Week 2 defeat at the hands of the Green Bay Packers showed that they still have a lot of work to do if they intend on making a Super Bowl run this season.
That starts with winning in Week 4, where Washington will face the Atlanta Falcons. Daniels’ injury status is obviously worth keeping tabs on, but even if he doesn’t play, the Commanders should have a shot to pick up a victory in this game. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET, and considering how the Falcons are fresh off a 30-0 defeat at the hands of the Carolina Panthers in Week 3, it’s safe to say they will be just as motivated as the Commanders to win this game.
‘Golden Bachelor’ Mel Owens Says Ex-Wife Might Be ‘Peeking’ at the Show
Mel Owens, the newest “The Golden Bachelor,” is opening his heart and ready to find love again. “The Bachelor” spinoff kicked off on Sept. 24, with Owens meeting 23 gorgeous ladies, with some already emerging as frontrunners.
During the premiere, Owens opened up about a tough chapter in his life: losing his father in 2020, and separating from his wife, Fabiana Pimentel, after nearly 18 years of marriage. But could she be watching him on his quest for love? Owens joked that she might be “peeking.”
Mel Owens Believes His Ex-Wife Will Be “Peeking” at ‘The Golden Bachelor’
The premiere of “The Golden Bachelor” kicked off on Sept. 24 with 66 year old former NFL player-turned-sports lawyer Mel Owens making his leading debut. During the opening of the show, Owens briefly shared personal tidbits about his life, including the separation from his former wife, Fabiana Pimentel, in 2020.
In a recent interview with Us Weekly, Owens was asked if he believed Pimentel may be secretly watching him on the show.
“I don’t know, but my boys told me, like, ‘Oh, she’s not gonna be watching.’ But everybody’s peeking,” he admitted. “I’d be watching [if I was her]! Everybody’s peeking.”
According to Us Weekly, Owens and Pimentel wed in May 2002 and welcomed two sons, Lucas, born in 2005, and Andre, born in 2007. They filed for divorce in 2020, citing irreconcilable differences, and agreed on joint custody. Their divorce was not finalized until 2024.
Whether or not Pimentel is tuning in, Owens’ two sons, who are now adults, will definitely be. In fact, viewers are expecting them to make an appearance on their dad’s season, given that they were a part of the show’s premiere.
Owens Revealed His Ex-Wife Left Him for Someone Else
Owens revealed that Pimentel had left him for someone else during the premiere of “The Golden Bachelor” season 2. In his conversation with Us Weekly, Owens shared that while it “hurt” him to see his wife falling in love with another man, he couldn’t “get in the way of [her] happiness.”
“Well, it’s never good right? But, you know, I’m never going to get in the way of someone’s happiness. If you want to find somebody else in a different phase of your life — it hurts — but I can’t get in the way of your happiness,” he shared.
Owens added, “And what’s your happiness may not be my happiness. That’ll be real conflict — you can’t stop somebody and say, ‘I’m over here now.’ You can’t beg and plead, but I’m fine. Life is short; if you’re in love with somebody else, that’s fine.”
Like in the premiere, Owens told the outlet that after he separated from Pimentel, he put all his focus and attention on his two sons.
