The Redskins released safety Montae Nicholson, ending a three-year association filled with both promise and frustration. Nicholson flashed as a fourth-round rookie in 2017, but injuries and off-field issues led the organization to desire other options…. https://t.co/j0o25yfxm7
— John Keim (@john_keim) March 23, 2020
Washington is releasing veteran CB Kayvon Webster today and he will become a free agent, per @RosenhausSports.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 23, 2020
The Washington Redskins made a couple of relatively big defensive roster moves on Monday, releasing both safety Montae Nicholson and cornerback Kayvon Webster.
Releasing Nicholson seems like a big decision, seeing as he started in 13 games for Washington in 2019 and has played a solid part of the defense for three years now. Still, there were several injuries that kept Nicholson off the field, as well as a criminal investigation that loosely connected him to a woman’s death in 2019. It’s not a major shock that Ron Rivera and the new coaching staff in Washington is choosing to start clean at the safety position in 2020.
As for Webster, the Redskins signed him during the 2019 season, and he played just two games in Washington. With a lot of questions at the CB position to address this offseason, it appears that the Redskins didn’t see Webster as an answer going foward.
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