As I was discussing with colleague Adam Beasley here at PFN last Friday, the Washington Commanders were a team that could have stayed put or made deals depending on what happened against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.
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Other NFL teams were trying to get a read on whether Washington was willing to trade DEs Chase Young or Montez Sweat, and the feedback they were getting was that the situation was fluid.
The Commanders lost to the Eagles, however, and dropped to 3-5. They’ve now lost five out of their last six games, but they’re only one game back of the seventh-seeded Minnesota Vikings.
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Sweat and Young are currently playing on expiring contracts. Sweat carries an $11.5 million base salary (which would be prorated for the rest of the season should he be traded). Young, meanwhile, carries a very friendly base salary of just over $1 million, which certainly makes him an attractive player to acquire.
The No. 2 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft by the Commanders has put together a solid season thus far. However, there’s a reason why Washington did not pick up his 2024 fifth-year contract option: He has missed significant time due to injury over his career.
Another player to keep an eye on is veteran CB Kendall Fuller, who is in the final year of his contract with a base salary of $8.5 million, which would also be prorated for the rest of the season if he’s traded.
Fuller, who has only missed one game over his last three seasons, turns just 29 years old in February. As one personnel source said, he has shown the ability to adapt to a variety of defensive schemes and coverages over his eight seasons of play.
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