Reed Still in Concussion Protocol?

Per a report from Jourdan Rodrigue and via Rhiannon Walker both of The Athletic, all these months later, Jordan Reed is still in concussion protocol.

Jordan Reed remains in the concussion protocol almost six months after the violent hit that caused his seventh documented concussion. Throughout last week, sources have told @BenStandig and I that he and the team will part ways. #HTTR https://t.co/h6td2SDDY6
— Rhiannon Walker (@InstantRHIplay) February 17, 2020

"We’re evaluating all of our options,” Rivera told Rodrigue and The Athletic during the Carolina Panthers’ gear yard sale at the Humane Society of Charlotte on Saturday. “We have a good young group of guys, and we’re just looking at things and deciding whether or not we want to go that way, continue to get younger — or, do we have to sit there and sprinkle in some veteran guys?

“A great example is the tight end position. Vernon Davis is retired. Jordan Reed is still going through the concussion protocol. He’s a very veteran guy. We have an opportunity to bring in a guy like Greg Olsen — so that’s one of the positions where we have identified, said ‘Hey, we do need to have a veteran guy at that position one way or another?'”

The answer to that question is beyond yes. The problem is that outside of Olsen, the expected pickings are slim.

Olsen is still making up his mind on where he wants to play.

It's likely that Austin Hooper and Hunter Henry are going to get tagged. Eric Ebron is the best veteran that is expected to be available.

Ebron had career-highs in receptions (74), yards (827) and touchdowns (14) in 2018, while in Indianapolis and with Andrew Luck during 2018. He'll be 27 to start the season and despite a banged up 2019, has plenty to offer.

The Redskins are very likely to take at least one rookie tight end and in a recent four-round mock draft, they took two, as we mentioned here.

Either way, it's a huge need for the Redskins.

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