15 best free agent targets for the Washington Football Team

13. S Tre Boston

It feels like we’ve talked about Tre Boston joining Washington every year for the last five years. Well, that’s because we largely have done that.

Boston has been a free agent long into the offseason on a number of occasions. Each time, Washington has needed a centerfielder. Each time, they have passed on him. Perhaps that will change with Rivera and Marty Hurney, who last signed Boston in Carolina, now in charge of the Football Team.

After the Panthers released Boston in February, I wrote about why he would be a good fit for Washington this time around. Here’s what I said at that time.

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"Boston would certainly fill a need for Washington. The team’s biggest weakness in the secondary has long been their free safety play and last season, Troy Apke proved to be a liability there before Deshazor Everett and Jeremy Reaves stabilized the position with decent play. An upgrade there is needed. Boston would qualify. He has been a ballhawk during his NFL career and he has averaged 2.1 interceptions and six pass defenses per season. Last season, he had a career-high 95 tackles, too, so he appears to be improving in that area as well. There are concerns with Boston. He is moving onto his fourth different team in five years and while he makes big plays with his ballhawking ability, he can get a little overaggressive at times. Still, there’s no question that Boston would be an upgrade over what Washington currently has at the position. He won’t turn 29 until June either, so he still has some quality years left in the tank and his particular skill set will pair well with those of Landon Collins and Kam Curl at the other safety spot."

Boston won’t be that expensive. He is a ballhawk and can play both safety spots, though that won’t be needed with Washington seemingly set at strong safety. He would be a low-risk, high reward signing, so Washington should be ready to pounce if they can’t strike a deal with a higher-end option. Or maybe they could even get Boston if they do.