Washington has had a lot of tough luck at the safety position this season, with both Landon Collins and now Deshazor Everett succumbing to injury in the past month or so.
With both players down — Collins for the season with an Achilles injury, and Everett for an unknown amount of time with a high ankle sprain — coach Ron Rivera said on Thursday that the team might still be open to bringing in free agent safety Eric Reid to help out. The team offered Reid a spot on the practice squad earlier this season after Collins went down with his injury, but Reid turned it down, claiming that he felt he deserved a spot on the active roster instead.
With Deshazor Everett batting a high ankle sprain, I asked Ron Rivera if the team might reconsider bringing in Eric Reid. Rivera said “that ship hasn’t sailed” but Washington wants to see some young players on the field first
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) November 19, 2020
There are still some young players on the roster that Rivera wishes to give a chance, but it’s good to know that the team is still willing to look to Reid as a potential replacement, someone who has a history with Rivera and still is good enough to play in the NFL.
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