Commanders could sign $87.5 million linebacker in free agency

The Washington Commanders are linked to one of the top free agent pass rushers.

Oct 20, 2024; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Tennessee Titans linebacker Harold Landry III (58) prior to the game at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images | Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images

The Washington Commanders are in need of a pass rusher, and they could look to find one on the free agency market.

Bleacher Report writer Gary Davenport predicts that the Commanders will sign recently-cut Tennessee Titans linebacker Harold Landry III.

Tennessee Titans linebacker Harold Landry III (58) warms up before the Titans play the Bengals at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. | Denny Simmons / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Landry to the Commanders?

"With Landry now released, all he will cost the Commanders is cash. The eighth-year veteran missed the entire 2022 campaign with an ACL tear, but both before and after the injury Landry was consistently productive. In each of the past three seasons in which he has played, Landry logged at least 70 total tackles and nine sacks," Davenport writes.

"He won’t come cheaply—Landry is now arguably the top edge-rusher available in free agency. But the Commanders have the cash. The team has a need at the position. And after last year’s surprise NFC Championship run, Washington is firmly in “win-now” mode."

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