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Washington Redskins Sign Linebacker/Special Teamer Chris Carter

By Jacob Camenker

Nov 29, 2015; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Chris Carter (51) against the St. Louis Rams at Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengals won 31-7. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 29, 2015; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Chris Carter (51) against the St. Louis Rams at Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengals won 31-7. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Washington Redskins needed to add some depth at the linebacker position to help on special teams. They elected to sign Chris Carter to a deal on Thursday.

The Washington Redskins had a lot of trouble on the defensive side of the football last season. This is no secret. They had issues at every level of the defense, but in particular, they had trouble at linebacker. Despite having some good individual performers, they were never able to find a combination of players that was able to work well. To attempt to help out the unit and the special teams group, the Redskins inked Chris Carter to a deal today.

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Carter is not a well known player at all, and has played for four different NFL teams in the past six years. He was originally a fifth round pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers back in 2011, and he spent three seasons with the team. He has experience playing both rush linebacker and inside linebacker, though he is not likely to see action at either position for the Redskins.

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At every one of his NFL stops, Carter was used mostly as a special teams player. He has racked up 26 career tackles, but has showed an ability to be a contributor on the special teams units. The Redskins already have some solid special teamers, like Houston Bates and Deshazor Everett, but adding Carter will continue to help them there.

Signing Carter likely means that Terence Garvin‘s time with the Redskins is up. Garvin was signed over from the Steelers as a special teams ace, but his one-year deal with the team is up. Carter may figure to be a cheaper replacement that will offer similar production. Granted, Garvin was a bit better of a defensive player, but Carter is unlikely to see any time on the field anyway, as the Redskins have continued to upgrade their defense.

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Overall, this signing is just a move that is going to take up a tiny bit of space for the Redskins. Carter likely signed for close to the minimum, and he is just going to provide special teams production. It is unlikely that he will play a big role for the Redskins, and he may not even make their final roster. Still, this move has very little risk, so it is not a bad one.

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