No. 4 — Re-Sign LG Ereck Flowers (Estimated Cap Hit: 3yr/$19M)
After having a resurgent year in 2019 once he switched from left tackle to left guard with the Redskins, Flowers now stands as one of the more important gree agent decisions for Washington to make this offseason. After playing out his initial one-year deal with the team, worth $3.25 million, the former first-round pick has absolutely earned a second contract with the Redskins.
Though he didn’t quite prove that he’s worthy of becoming one of the highest-paid left guards in the NFL, Flowers at the very least showed that he’s worthy of the teams’ investment. While some of the top-end LGs are getting paid more than $10 million per year, a number slightly under that seems appropriate for Flowers.
At age 26, the Redskins also have a few different ways they could approach a signing for the LG when it comes to the length of the contract. Once labeled a bust, Flowers has only shown what he can really do for one season, so it would be hard to fault Washington for keeping him on a short deal that forces him to prove he’s worth the money. However, they could also decide that Flowers’ play was convincing enough in 2019 to earn a 4-5 year deal, locking him down for the extended future.
Whatever the Redskins decide, we’ve seen enough to know that Flowers deserves to be playing in Washington once again in 2020.