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When free agency opens on March 14th, the Redskins will need to be active if they expect to compete in the NFC East in 2018. Just last year, the Philadelphia Eagles were major player in free agency signing Alshon Jeffery, Torrey Smith, Nick Foles, and Chance Warmack. They also traded for Ronald Darby and Jay Ajayi. Look where that got them. On the starting roster for the Super Bowl, 12 starting players from Philly came from other teams either as free agents or via trade.
The Redskins need upgrades all over the roster. They should enter free agency with roughly $35 million in cap space after the recent contracts of Quinton Dunbar, Mason Foster, and Alex Smith are counted. They will need to put aside roughly $5 million for rookies. They may look to re-structure Jordan Reed's contract that will pay him $10 million in 2018. Still, they should have around $30 million to spend on re-signing their own key pending free agents and in open free agency.
Aside from Zach Brown and maybe one of either Trent Murphy or Junior Galette, I don’t see any must-sign free agents for the Redskins. They could look to retain Bashaud Breeland, Spencer Long and Ryan Grant, but may be fine letting these players test the market.
2018 (All Under 28) Free Agent Targets:
WR
Sammy Watkins (24) LAR
Allen Robinson (24) JAX
Donte Moncrief (24) IND
Jarvis Landry (25) MIA
Paul Richardson (25) SEA
Cody Latimer (25) DEN
RB
Le’Veon Bell (25) PIT
G
Andrew Norwell (26) CAR
Luke Joeckel (26) SEA
Chris Hubbard (26) PIT
Jack Mewhort (26) IND *coming off knee surgery
TE
Tyler Eifert (27) CIN *coming off back surgery
DT
Star Lotulelei (28) CAR
Sheldon Richardson (27) SEA
Bennie Logan (28) KC
Dontari Poe (27) ATL
EDGE
Ezekiel Ansah (28) DET
Kony Ealy (26) NYJ
CB
Malcolm Butler (27) NE
Terrance Mitchell (25) KC
S
Kenny Vaccaro (26) NO
Assuming we can re-sign at least Zach Brown, which three bigger-name free agents would you like to see us go after?
Poll
Of the free agents I have listed, who do you feel we have the most realistic chance of signing?
This poll is closed
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24%
Sammy Watkins
(687 votes) -
13%
Le’Veon Bell
(375 votes) -
16%
Andrew Norwell
(464 votes) -
11%
Star Lotulelei
(331 votes) -
5%
Ezekiel Ansah
(151 votes) -
16%
Malcolm Butler
(456 votes) -
5%
Kenny Vaccaro
(160 votes) -
6%
Other (please list in comment section)
(190 votes)