Sign Defensive Players:
Washington’s defense is set to be pretty good in 2020, but they still need help at a couple of positions — linebacker and cornerback. Let us throw out a couple of interesting names: Mychal Kendricks and Kendall Fuller.
Kendricks is a solid linebacker who has been a nice addition to the Seattle Seahawks defense in 2019, playing in 14 games and racking up over 70 total tackles. He played on a one-year contract in Seattle worth $4 million, and assuming that he’s willing to do something similar with the Redskins in 2020, they could get him for relatively cheap.
As for Fuller, Redskins fans know just what he can do when put into a position to succeed. He undoubtedly made himself some money in Super Bowl LIV by coming away with the game-sealing interception for the Kansas City Chiefs as he gets ready to become a free agent and hit the open market. A reunion with his old team in Washington would be a great fit. Before being shipped to KC as part of the deal that brought Alex Smith to the Redskins, Fuller was having a great start to his career. If the two were to agree on a reunion, Fuller could likely sign a deal worth $1-2 million per year.
If you were to add the cap hit from both Kendricks and Fuller to the Redskins salary obligations, that leaves them with approximately $10-12 million left unaccounted for. This is perfect, as it gives them a bit of wiggle room to work with when getting the players they want.