3 free agents with ties to Carson Wentz Commanders could sign

1. Mark Glowinski/Chris Reed

Update: Mark Glowinski has signed a three-year deal with the Giants, which thereby withdraws him from consideration. 

Contrary to popular belief, the Colts offensive line was NOT a world-beater last campaign. Despite their reputation as one of the best OLs in the league, the group was largely a disappointment outside of of the guard position.

With Mark Glowinski and Chris Reed both slated for free agency, Indianapolis will likely pick one or the other as their starting RG for next season. With Brandon Scherff intending on signing with Jacksonville, the Commanders should look into signing one of Glowinski or Reed as Scherff’s replacement.

While Wes Schweitzer is an internal option to fill in for Scherff, we’d feel much better about the line if he returned as a depth option. Who knows? By signing one of Glowinski (whoops!) of Reed, the Commanders could suddenly justify cutting Schweitzer, which would free up $4.82 million in cap space, per OverTheCap.

Due to his projected price and versatility, Reed would be our preference of the two. The six-year veteran only started six games last season, but the Colts’ offensive line performed better whenever he was in the lineup.

With experience at both guard positions, Reed and Schweitzer could become capable injury replacements for each other in a pinch. Having both would be ideal, obviously, but we’ll have to see where the Commanders sit after they’re finished cutting players and restructuring contracts to create more cap room.

Like Schweitzer, Reed is viewed around the league as a high-end backup, and he can likely be had for lesser money than Schweitzer if the Commanders are, in fact, forced into cutting the 28-year-old lineman.