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Redskins: Five free agents to watch on Day 2 of legal tampering

By Ian Cummings

OAKLAND, CA - NOVEMBER 11: Tyrell Williams #16 of the Los Angeles Chargers warms up prior to their game against the Oakland Raiders at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on November 11, 2018 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA - NOVEMBER 11: Tyrell Williams #16 of the Los Angeles Chargers warms up prior to their game against the Oakland Raiders at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on November 11, 2018 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /
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ARLINGTON, TX – AUGUST 16: C.J. Mosley #57 of the Baltimore Ravens warms up before the start of their preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on August 16, 2014 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX – AUGUST 16: C.J. Mosley #57 of the Baltimore Ravens warms up before the start of their preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on August 16, 2014 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

No. 2 – ILB C.J. Mosley

If you’re looking for optimism surrounding a potential C.J. Mosley signing by the Redskins, you won’t find it here. Even before free agency, I wasn’t a fan. After hearing he might command $16 million a year, I *really* wasn’t a fan. After the Redskins signed Landon Collins, I thought it was off the table entirely.

But it isn’t.

Per ESPN reporter John Keim, the Redskins are still, somehow, interested in signing Baltimore Ravens standout C.J. Mosley. They had $17 million in cap space, and then dropped Landon Collins’ $14 million annual value deal on the books. Granted, Collins’ deal will only count $4 million against the cap in 2019 (The work of Eric Schaffer), but the team’s cap situation is still fairly strained, and they’re still interested in signing Mosley, who’s rumored to want, I repeat, $16 million a year.

It’s at these lengths that the Redskins infatuation for former Alabama defenders confounds the mind, with its seemingly limitless bounds, even when reason is lacking. I’m not going to sugarcoat it: Signing Mosley would be an awful move, especially for a Redskins team that has many other, more efficient options on the table.

But value aside, the Redskins could make this work, from a purely financial standpoint. It would be a snug fit, and they’d have to cut or trade some players, but it could work, with some maneuvering. It’s not a smart move, but it’s a move the Redskins seem determined to make, and thus, it’s something to watch in the coming hours.

Update: Per Ian Rapoport, C.J. Mosley has signed a five-year contract with the New York Jets.

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