Ranking Washington’s positions of need before free agency originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington
What might be the best non-game week of the NFL calendar commences on Monday, as the sport’s free agency tampering period will open then before the new league year hits on Wednesday.
Though the Commanders have already generated plenty of news in the past 48 hours or so thanks to trading for Carson Wentz and moving on from Landon Collins, Washington will still be involved, at least to a certain extent, on the open market.
So, before additional movement occurs, here’s a ranking of the squad’s positions based on need, starting with the ones that probably won’t get much major attention in the coming days and ending with the places that could soon be strengthened.
11) Quarterback
With Wentz eating up $28 million worth of the Commanders’ cap space and Taylor Heinicke also on the depth chart, Ron Rivera’s next acquisition here won’t be coming in March.
Though it’s still possible — and maybe…