The Redskins have released defensive lineman Ricky Jean-Francois, tweets Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. Washington has also re-signed fellow interior defender Ziggy Hood to a two-year deal, the club announced.
Jean-Francois, 30, played in 32 games (eight starts) with the Redskins over the past two seasons. Last year, he saw action on roughly 40% of the club’s defensive snaps, racking up 32 tackles and 1.5 sacks in that span. Jean-Francois was entering the final year of a three-year contract he agreed to prior to the 2014 campaign, and his release will save Washington $3MM in cap space.
Hood, meanwhile, started 14 games for Washington in 2016, but graded out as a bottom-10 interior defender, per Pro Football Focus. The 30-year-old Hood appeared in all 16 contests for the Redskins last year, managing 33 tackles, one sack, and three passes defensed. The former first-round pick was an unrestricted free agent, so he’ll now be signed through the 2018 season.
Washington has revamped its defensive line this offseason, as it agreed to multi-year pacts with outside free agents Stacy McGee and Terrell McClain, and was also loosely linked to Johnathan Hankins and Bennie Logan.
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