If Allen Robinson is not franchise tagged by the Jaguars today, the Redskins will be among the teams ready to pounce on him, according to John Keim of ESPN.com (on Twitter). Keim adds that Seahawks free agent Paul Richardson is also among the receivers who are of interest to the Redskins.
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Robinson stands as my top ranked free agent wide receiver this year, edging Sammy Watkins. Beyond those two, there are no surefire WR1 types to be had, but Richardson (ranked sixth) does offer promise.
Last year, the Redskins tried to fortify their receiver group by signing Terrelle Pryor and Brian Quick in free agency. Neither signing really panned out as Quick barely played and Pryor hardly produced. But, with at least one of those receivers likely to move on, there is room for the team to reload and try its hand at finding weapons through free agency once more.
Signing both Robinson and Richardson in a seller’s WR market could be hard to pull off, even with $47.7MM of cap space at the Redskins’ disposal. However, the Redskins realistically only need one impact receiver with Josh Doctson and Jamison Crowder already under contract. Alternatively, Washington could sign one top WR and potentially re-sign Pryor at a cheaper rate once he explores the open market.
The Washington Redskins: Where FA WRs go for a big payday, but also for their careers to die a long and painful death.
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I think Pierre Garcon and DeSean Jackson would disagree.
I can’t imagine the Redskins bringing Pryor back after the season he had
(Disclaimer: this will never happen) Allen Robinson should go to Philly really cheap and be the number 2 to Jeffery. Agholor will be in the slot and Hollins will be the number 4. Smith will be cut. Philly will have one of the most devastating WR groups in the NFL with Carson Wentz coming back from injury with a great chance to make the playoffs again.
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