Why the Redskins should consider releasing Ryan Kerrigan

Ryan Kerrigan has meant a lot to the Redskins, but it may be time to part ways with him.

If you’re a fan of the Redskins, I imagine reading the title of this article made you cringe as much as it did for me writing it.

I mean, no player has meant more to the Redskins over the past decade than Ryan Kerrigan.  He’s the blueprint of everything a team could want from a player.

So why would I think it’s time to consider moving on from the player whose been one of the teams only constants?  He’s been a bright spot in a decade of despair.

Well, the term “new era” has been thrown around a lot among fans, media and even the new regime since the hiring of Ron Rivera.

A new era often means an entire overhaul of the previous regime.  In this case, many of the previous front office staff and most of the coaches were released.

But now, after a few weeks of evaluating the personnel, the process of releasing players has began. We’ve seen the obvious salary cap dumps of guys like Josh Norman and Paul Richardson. Jordan Reed has also been released, which is also sad and disappointing to many fans.

But these were all the predictable moves, the easy stuff.

Kerrigan is where it get’s hard. Speculation is Ryan is willing to restructure his deal to a more team friendly contract for 2020. But a restructured deal will also include adding some extended years to the current deal.