Current cap space: $38,951,968
Primary free agents: OG Brandon Scherff, RB Chris Thompson, QB Case Keenum, OT Donald Penn, OG Ereck Flowers
Speaking of Rivera, he’s now in charge of a Redskins team that also fired its head coach (Jay Gruden) during the 2019 season and is looking for a culture change. The idea is to give Rivera more control than past Redskins coaches have had; team owner Dan Snyder fired 10-year team president Bruce Allen in late December and rearranged the front office in hopes of presenting a more cohesive vision.
Rivera is an excellent defensive coach, and one of his primary tasks will be to improve a defense that has fallen into disrepair. On offense, Washington has Adrian Peterson and the potential of Derrius Guice at running back, and future star Terry McLaurin at receiver. Franchise quarterback Dwayne Haskins had a rough rookie season, struggling to read defenses and move past his first and second reads, so offensive coordinator Scott Turner and quarterbacks coach Ken Zampese have their work cut out for them. If you want to know how Washington plans to climb out of the 3-13 hole it dug last season, you can start right there.