Potential Redskins Free Agency Targets Off Board

For now, the free agency dating period begins Monday at Noon ET. The new league year is currently scheduled to begin Wednesday March 18 at 4 ET.

The NFL keeps saying (and the media keeps reporting) that there are "no plans" to delay free agency. Those plans are expected to change on Sunday. Those plans should change now.https://t.co/VarEPtUrvc
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) March 13, 2020

We've advocated for the NFL to be smart and responsible by delaying free agency and the new league year, but the league has rarely used common sense over the years which is in direct conflict to how I try to operate much of the time.

That hasn't stopped teams from making some moves that indirectly or perhaps directly affect the Redskins.

As expected, a big name tight end is off the board per a report.

Chargers place franchise tag on TE Hunter Henry. (via @rapsheet) pic.twitter.com/MFHYuObMVD
— NFL (@NFL) March 13, 2020

Hunter Henry's tag was expected all along and it doesn't mean that a team could not work out a trade for him. If he doesn't sign his tender, he could still shop his services as unlikely as it would be to get a major pay day and significant trade compensation back. Sound familiar?

The Redskins are already dealing with that under different circumstances when it comes to the Trent Williams saga.

The top free agent tight ends on the board are Austin Hooper, Eric Ebron and Jimmy Graham.

**It was highly unlikely that the Redskins were going to spend a ton of money at the other safety spot opposite of Landon Collins, but hybrid free safety/slot defender Justin Simmons from the Broncos is also getting hooked.

Broncos have designated safety Justin Simmons as their franchise player.

Chargers have designated tight end Hunter Henry as their franchise player.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 13, 2020

***A former linebacker for new Redskins Defensive Coordinator Jack Del Rio isn't going anywhere.

From NFL Now: The #Bears agreed to terms last night with veteran linebacker and leader Danny Trevathan, and he'll get a 3-year deal worth $21.75M base value and a maximum of $24M. Trevathan gets $14M in guarantees, as Chicago locks up a core piece. pic.twitter.com/wpnEYVQVrH
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 13, 2020

The Redskins haven't been publicly identified but they could be in on the pursuit of a former Browns linebacker coming off a major injury.

Former #Browns LB Christian Kirksey’s free agent tour continues, as he’s visiting the #Bills today. He’s previously been at the #Raiders and #Packers, with others interested as well.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 13, 2020

And one more for the road, it was never really likely but the Ravens handcuffed one of their best defensive players on Friday as well.

In 2019, Judon played 36 snaps as a standup LB, while he played 619 snaps as an Edge defender. The gray area is defining an OLB vs. DE role within those Edge snaps.

The DE franchise tag projects to be worth $3M than the LB tag. https://t.co/aEu6cz9TcG
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 13, 2020

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