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Heading into the stretch run of the 2020 offseason, the Washington Redskins have largely set their roster for the next season, though many players will be cut before all is said and done, and a few will be added.
While the depth chart can be assumed, for the most part, there are a few areas of concern going forward. One of the biggest positions that remain up in the air is at left tackle. Washington drafted LSU’s Saahdiq Charles in the fourth round of the NFL Draft last weekend, and they also have Cornelius Lucas and Geron Christian on the roster. So who is the most likely to start at the LT spot in 2020, and is there a chance that the starter isn’t yet on the roster?
According to head coach Ron Rivera, it’s not out of the question. On Wednesday, Rivera talked to Team 980’s Kevin Sheehan and discussed the future at that position.
“There’s still a couple of guys out there that we’ve talked about, but we do like the young guys that we’ve added,” Rivera said. “We’ve got some guys that can come in and compete. We’ll find out.”
There are a few big names left on the left tackle free-agent market, headlined by former Philadelphia Eagles LT Jason Peters. Adding Peters to the Redskins roster makes a ton of sense, seeing as he could act as a high-level stop-gap player for the 2020 season, but it’s a relationship that becomes complicated when you consider that his agent is Vincent Taylor, who also works with Trent Williams. Though Washington and Trent have now gone separate ways, it’s no stretch to say that the relationship between agent and team has been slightly contentious over the past year.
So while we have may have a few options that are in-house already, there’s definitely a chance that Washington adds a new LT to the mix this summer.
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