Another release by the #Redskins: WR Paul Richardson is being let go, source says. Just mentioned this possibility on @1067theFan and that quickly it’s happened.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) February 14, 2020
That shoe didn’t take long to drop.
The Washington Redskins have cut ties with wide receiver Paul Richardson, according to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, which will save the team approximately $6 million in 2020.
The release of Richardson was expected to happen soon, especially after the Redskins cut ties with veteran cornerback Josh Norman on Friday morning. It was reported earlier that the Redskins were likely on their way to releasing Richardson, unless the two parties were able to agree on a restructuring of the contract, where Richardson would take a pay cut. Obviously, that didn’t happen, and Richardson is now left free to search for a new team.
In 2018, the Redskins signed Richardson as a free agent for a five-year, $40 million contract that seemed a bit lofty, even at the time. Since then, Richardson has struggled to stay healthy, and even when he was healthy, the veteran WR failed to produce. With the emergence of WR Terry McLaurin and Steven Sims Jr., it’s no question that Washington could better use the money set to go to Richardson in 2020 elsewhere.
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