Daron Payne has signed a multiyear contract extension with the Washington Commanders to keep its defensive line intact. Check out the best photos from his 2022 season. (Emilee Fails/Washington Commanders)

Star defensive tackle Daron Payne is staying in Washington after signing an extension with the Commanders. Take a look behind the scenes at Payne agreeing to the deal. (Photos by Emilee Fails/Washington Commanders)

From hospital visits to gamedays, Mando delivered smiles to thousands this past year, and no matter the occasion, he just couldn't keep pup-arazzi away (I mean, can you blame them?). Throughout his stint with Washington, the black Labrador retriever was in training with K9s For Warriors to become a service dog. Recently, he was paired with a veteran suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury and/or military sexual trauma.

Bostic is set to break ground on a $38 million sports academy that will be one of the biggest in the country.