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Five trades the Redskins could explore making before the NFL season

By Jacob Camenker

LANDOVER, MD - JANUARY 10: Tight end Jordan Reed #86 of the Washington Redskins celebrates with teammate tackle Trent Williams #71 after scoring a second-quarter touchdown against the Green Bay Packers during the NFC Wild Card Playoff game at FedExField on January 10, 2016 in Landover, Maryland.(Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - JANUARY 10: Tight end Jordan Reed #86 of the Washington Redskins celebrates with teammate tackle Trent Williams #71 after scoring a second-quarter touchdown against the Green Bay Packers during the NFC Wild Card Playoff game at FedExField on January 10, 2016 in Landover, Maryland.(Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 15: Cordy Glenn of Buffalo Bills talks to the media during the NFL Launch of the Play 60 scheme at the Black Prince Community Hub on July 15, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 15: Cordy Glenn of Buffalo Bills talks to the media during the NFL Launch of the Play 60 scheme at the Black Prince Community Hub on July 15, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images) /

Fifth-round pick to the Cincinnati Bengals for OT Cordy Glenn

Okay, so hear me out here. Say the Redskins trade Trent Williams, but they still aren’t satisfied with their situation at left tackle. They still have Donald Penn and Geron Christian, but if Penn or Morgan Moses goes down, Christian being forced into action wouldn’t be ideal.

And let’s not pretend that Penn hasn’t been rusty in his own right since signing with the team. He should be solid enough to get the job done at left tackle, but if the team could work out a trade to pick up some extra offensive line help, it wouldn’t hurt.

While the team could ideally acquire a guy like Laremy Tunsil, they would simply have to give up too much to get him. So, how about a guy that has been a solid starting left tackle since he broke into the league with the Bills in 2012?

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Cordy Glenn has started 90 of 91 games for the Bills and Bengals since coming into the league. He has been a solid option on the left side of the offensive line and his 6-foot-6, 345-pound frame has given him the ability to be a powerful, immovable piece on the offensive line for the past seven seasons.

That said, Glenn has had some health concerns during his career, and he’s actually dealing with a concussion at the moment. The Bengals also drafted the successor for the soon-to-be 30-year-old tackle in the 2019 NFL Draft in Jonah Williams, but Williams is likely to miss his rookie season with injury. But beyond this year, Glenn’s status with the Bengals is uncertain, as he has an out in his contract and may be moved to guard.

Still, Glenn could help the Redskins now and if the Bengals decide that they aren’t going to be contenders this year (spoiler: they’re not going to be) they could look to offload Glenn for an asset. A fifth-round pick could make sense given the age, injury risk, and contract status of Glenn. But in Washington, he could be a nice fill-in for Trent Williams. And if he stayed with the team beyond the 2019 season, they could restructure his contract and move him to left guard while they look for his successor. After all, that’s what the Bengals were planning on doing this year.

If the Redskins can pick up a first-round pick in a Williams trade, offloading a late-round pick for a bridge option would be sensible. Glenn could hold the fort and the relatively low-cost move could help to make the left side of the Redskins’ line and their tackle depth just a bit stronger. And like it or not, that’s important for the team given that their coaching staff is on the hot seat.

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