Tag: CB Noah Igbinoghene

Commanders sign former Chargers cornerback Michael Davis

Michael Davis spent his first seven NFL seasons with the Chargers.

Heading into the weekend, the Washington Commanders had signed 14 outside free agents but had to address two critical positions: Cornerback and offensive tackle.

On Sunday, the Commanders signed former Dolphins first-round pick Noah Igbinoghene to a one-year deal. Igbinoghene spent last season with Dan Quinn and the Cowboys. While he’s considered a depth signing, there’s hope that the 24-year-old can still fulfill his potential.

On Monday, Washington general manager Adam Peters continued adding to the cornerback room, signing former Chargers cornerback Michael Davis to a one-year deal.

Davis, 29, is entering his eighth NFL season in 2024, having spent the first seven years with the Chargers. An undrafted free agent out of BYU in 2017, Davis has appeared in 107 career games with 74 starts. The 6-foot-2 cornerback has 349 career tackles, 69 passes defended and eight interceptions.

The signings of Igbinoghene and Davis do not prevent the Commanders from addressing the position in the draft but does give Washington some veteran depth with Kendall Fuller gone. The Commanders’ top two cornerbacks are currently 2021 third-round pick Benjamin St-Juste and 2023 first-round pick Emmanuel Forbes.

Commanders sign a former a Dan Quinn cornerback

Is Igbinoghene a depth signing or can the former first-round pick be more for the Commanders?

It won’t bring much praise or excitement but the Commanders did sign a player at a position of need.

Sunday, the Commanders signed cornerback Noah Igbinoghene on a one-year deal.

Igbinoghene will come with not much fanfare, but he is known by the Commanders’ new head coach, Dan Quinn.

Igbinoghene played for the Cowboys on Quinn’s 2023 defense. He played in five games, did not make a start and saw action on only 25 defensive snaps and 77 special teams snaps.

In the 2023 season, Igbinoghene scored his first NFL touchdown against the NY Giants. Here it is.

The Miami Dolphins selected Igbinoghene 30th overall in the 2020 NFL Draft out of Auburn. In his three seasons with the Dolphins (2020-22), Igbinoghene didn’t perform up to expectations, making only five starts. The Dolphins then traded him to the Cowboys during the 2023 NFL preseason.

Igbinoghene (5-11, 197) will turn age 25 in November and becomes the fourth former Dallas Cowboy to follow Quinn from Dallas to Washington. He joins Tyler Biadasz (C), Dorance Armstrong (DE) and Dante Fowler Jr. (DE).

Running a 4.48 40-yard dash and displaying a 37-inch vertical jump, Igbinoghene certainly possesses the physical ability of NFL corners, but his production thus far suggests this is a depth signing unless Igbinoghene can resurrect his career.