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Are they asking for a first rounder, or a first plus x, y, and Z?mistertim wrote: Fri Mar 14, 2025 10:12 amCurious how long it will be until the Bengals come to their senses and realize they'll never get a 1st round pick for Hendrickson, because that's apparently the reason he hasn't been moved yet...several teams are interested but nobody is willing to pay that price.
Haven't heard yet. I will be checking in today.@DCGoldPants wrote: Fri Mar 14, 2025 10:43 amAre they asking for a first rounder, or a first plus x, y, and Z?mistertim wrote: Fri Mar 14, 2025 10:12 amCurious how long it will be until the Bengals come to their senses and realize they'll never get a 1st round pick for Hendrickson, because that's apparently the reason he hasn't been moved yet...several teams are interested but nobody is willing to pay that price.
Washington Commanders
TE John Bates
2024 PFF Grade: 47.3
2024 PFF WAR: 0.12
Contract: 3 years, $21 million ($11.52 million guaranteed)
PFF Projected Contract: 2 years, $8 million ($5 million guaranteed)
PFF Deal Grade: Below Average
The Commanders are trusting that Bates will return to his prior form, as his production as both a run blocker and a receiver dipped in 2024. He earned a career-low 51.1 PFF run-blocking grade while grabbing just eight passes for 84 yards. The best year of his career was his 2021 rookie season, when he posted a 70.7 PFF overall grade and an outstanding 87.6 PFF run-blocking grade.
WR Noah Brown
2024 PFF Grade: 70.7
2024 PFF WAR: 0.17
Contract: 1 year, $4.5 million
PFF Projected Contract: 1 year, $2.38 million ($1.25 million guaranteed)
PFF Deal Grade: Average
While the Commanders are likely not done adding to their wide receiver corps, bringing back Noah Brown was a logical move after losing Dyami Brown to the Jaguars. In 2024, Noah Brown caught 36 of his 61 targets for 468 yards, with 11 of those receptions resulting in gains of 15-plus yards.
CB Jonathan Jones
2024 PFF Grade: 60.7
2024 PFF WAR: 0.06
Contract: 1 year
PFF Projected Contract: 1 year, $3 million ($1.5 million guaranteed)
PFF Deal Grade: Average
The Commanders were thin at cornerback by the end of last season, making the signing of veteran Jones a logical move. In 2024 with the Patriots, Jones allowed 40 completions on 57 targets in coverage, surrendering seven touchdowns but also recording one interception and eight forced incompletions.
EDGE Deatrich Wise Jr.
2024 PFF Grade: 59.7
2024 PFF WAR: 0.02
Contract: 1 year, $5 million
PFF Projected Contract: 1 year, $4 million ($3 million guaranteed)
PFF Deal Grade: Average
The Commanders continue to load up their defensive interior with pass-rush specialists. In his eighth and final season with the Patriots, Wise tallied six sacks and 22 total quarterback pressures with an 11.2% pass-rush win rate.
QB Marcus Mariota
2024 PFF Grade: 88.3
2024 PFF WAR: 0.49
Contract: One year, $8 million
PFF Projected Contract: One year, $6.5 million ($5 million guaranteed)
PFF Deal Grade: Average
With Mariota firmly in the backup stage of his career, his decision to stay with the Commanders comes as no surprise. Last season, he completed 35 of 49 passes for 370 yards, recording four big-time throws without a single turnover-worthy play.
S Will Harris
2024 PFF Grade: 62.5
Contract: 2 years, $8 million
PFF Projected Contract: N/A
PFF Deal Grade: Below Average
With the Saints in 2024, Harris allowed 27 completions on 44 targets in coverage, recording five pass breakups and one interception. He also registered seven run stops, four of which came at or behind the line of scrimmage.
T Laremy Tunsil
2024 PFF Grade: 76.5
2024 PFF WAR: 0.46
PFF Deal Grade: Elite
The biggest move of the opening day of free agency: the Commanders made a splash and landed the fourth-most valuable left tackle in football last season. Tunsil has earned a PFF pass-blocking grade above 85.0 in five of the past six seasons. Adding a franchise left tackle to block for quarterback Jayden Daniels is an elite move.
DI Javon Kinlaw
2024 PFF Grade: 53.4
2024 PFF WAR: 0.11
Contract: 3 years, $45 million ($30 million guaranteed)
PFF Projected Contract: 2 years, $18 million ($10 million guaranteed)
PFF Deal Grade: Below average
After four disappointing years with the 49ers, Kinlaw had the best season of his career with the Jets. The former first-round pick’s 68.2 PFF pass-rush grade was a top-30 mark in the league, and he posted a career-high 4.5 sacks. Still, this feels like an overpay by the Commanders, considering he’s now one of the 20 highest-paid defensive tackles despite never earning a 60.0 PFF grade in any of his five seasons.
LB Bobby Wagner
2024 PFF Grade: 88.3
2024 PFF WAR: 0.37
Contract: 1 year, $9.5 million ($6.06 million guaranteed)
PFF Projected Contract: 1 year, $5 million
PFF Deal Grade: Above Average
Wagner continues to defy age. At 34, he posted the highest WAR value of any off-ball linebacker in the NFL in 2024, backed by a 90.9 run-defense grade. While he’s no longer the coverage spy he was seven or eight years ago, his reliability against the run played a key role in Washington bringing him back —despite the slightly higher-than-expected price tag.
TE Zach Ertz
2024 PFF Grade: 67.0
2024 PFF WAR: 0.42
Contract: 1 year, $6.25 million ($5.6 million guaranteed)
PFF Projected Contract: 1 year, $3.5 million ($2.5 million guaranteed)
PFF Deal Grade: Average
Ertz saw a resurgence in 2024 while catching passes from Jayden Daniels in Washington. His 72.5 PFF receiving grade was his highest since 2019. Including the postseason, only Travis Kelce caught more passes on third and fourth down than Ertz did among tight ends. Ertz also hauled in more than 64% of his contested targets. He isn’t capable of taking over games anymore, but he’s proven to be a reliable security blanket for Daniels despite his age.
WR Deebo Samuel
2024 PFF Grade: 71.3
2024 PFF WAR: 0.19
Contract: Final year of a three-year, $71.5 million deal
PFF Projected Contract: N/A
PFF Deal Grade: Good
Since his breakout 2021 season, Samuel has been regarded as one of the league’s most versatile offensive weapons. However, injuries and other factors have impacted his availability and production. He earned a career-low 71.3 overall grade in 2024, which, combined with his price tag, led to him being traded for just a third-round pick. Despite his recent decline, he’s a worthwhile gamble for the Commanders in terms of draft capital, cap space and scheme fit.
https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-2025-nfl-f ... ransaction
TE John Bates
2024 PFF Grade: 47.3
2024 PFF WAR: 0.12
Contract: 3 years, $21 million ($11.52 million guaranteed)
PFF Projected Contract: 2 years, $8 million ($5 million guaranteed)
PFF Deal Grade: Below Average
The Commanders are trusting that Bates will return to his prior form, as his production as both a run blocker and a receiver dipped in 2024. He earned a career-low 51.1 PFF run-blocking grade while grabbing just eight passes for 84 yards. The best year of his career was his 2021 rookie season, when he posted a 70.7 PFF overall grade and an outstanding 87.6 PFF run-blocking grade.
WR Noah Brown
2024 PFF Grade: 70.7
2024 PFF WAR: 0.17
Contract: 1 year, $4.5 million
PFF Projected Contract: 1 year, $2.38 million ($1.25 million guaranteed)
PFF Deal Grade: Average
While the Commanders are likely not done adding to their wide receiver corps, bringing back Noah Brown was a logical move after losing Dyami Brown to the Jaguars. In 2024, Noah Brown caught 36 of his 61 targets for 468 yards, with 11 of those receptions resulting in gains of 15-plus yards.
CB Jonathan Jones
2024 PFF Grade: 60.7
2024 PFF WAR: 0.06
Contract: 1 year
PFF Projected Contract: 1 year, $3 million ($1.5 million guaranteed)
PFF Deal Grade: Average
The Commanders were thin at cornerback by the end of last season, making the signing of veteran Jones a logical move. In 2024 with the Patriots, Jones allowed 40 completions on 57 targets in coverage, surrendering seven touchdowns but also recording one interception and eight forced incompletions.
EDGE Deatrich Wise Jr.
2024 PFF Grade: 59.7
2024 PFF WAR: 0.02
Contract: 1 year, $5 million
PFF Projected Contract: 1 year, $4 million ($3 million guaranteed)
PFF Deal Grade: Average
The Commanders continue to load up their defensive interior with pass-rush specialists. In his eighth and final season with the Patriots, Wise tallied six sacks and 22 total quarterback pressures with an 11.2% pass-rush win rate.
QB Marcus Mariota
2024 PFF Grade: 88.3
2024 PFF WAR: 0.49
Contract: One year, $8 million
PFF Projected Contract: One year, $6.5 million ($5 million guaranteed)
PFF Deal Grade: Average
With Mariota firmly in the backup stage of his career, his decision to stay with the Commanders comes as no surprise. Last season, he completed 35 of 49 passes for 370 yards, recording four big-time throws without a single turnover-worthy play.
S Will Harris
2024 PFF Grade: 62.5
Contract: 2 years, $8 million
PFF Projected Contract: N/A
PFF Deal Grade: Below Average
With the Saints in 2024, Harris allowed 27 completions on 44 targets in coverage, recording five pass breakups and one interception. He also registered seven run stops, four of which came at or behind the line of scrimmage.
T Laremy Tunsil
2024 PFF Grade: 76.5
2024 PFF WAR: 0.46
PFF Deal Grade: Elite
The biggest move of the opening day of free agency: the Commanders made a splash and landed the fourth-most valuable left tackle in football last season. Tunsil has earned a PFF pass-blocking grade above 85.0 in five of the past six seasons. Adding a franchise left tackle to block for quarterback Jayden Daniels is an elite move.
DI Javon Kinlaw
2024 PFF Grade: 53.4
2024 PFF WAR: 0.11
Contract: 3 years, $45 million ($30 million guaranteed)
PFF Projected Contract: 2 years, $18 million ($10 million guaranteed)
PFF Deal Grade: Below average
After four disappointing years with the 49ers, Kinlaw had the best season of his career with the Jets. The former first-round pick’s 68.2 PFF pass-rush grade was a top-30 mark in the league, and he posted a career-high 4.5 sacks. Still, this feels like an overpay by the Commanders, considering he’s now one of the 20 highest-paid defensive tackles despite never earning a 60.0 PFF grade in any of his five seasons.
LB Bobby Wagner
2024 PFF Grade: 88.3
2024 PFF WAR: 0.37
Contract: 1 year, $9.5 million ($6.06 million guaranteed)
PFF Projected Contract: 1 year, $5 million
PFF Deal Grade: Above Average
Wagner continues to defy age. At 34, he posted the highest WAR value of any off-ball linebacker in the NFL in 2024, backed by a 90.9 run-defense grade. While he’s no longer the coverage spy he was seven or eight years ago, his reliability against the run played a key role in Washington bringing him back —despite the slightly higher-than-expected price tag.
TE Zach Ertz
2024 PFF Grade: 67.0
2024 PFF WAR: 0.42
Contract: 1 year, $6.25 million ($5.6 million guaranteed)
PFF Projected Contract: 1 year, $3.5 million ($2.5 million guaranteed)
PFF Deal Grade: Average
Ertz saw a resurgence in 2024 while catching passes from Jayden Daniels in Washington. His 72.5 PFF receiving grade was his highest since 2019. Including the postseason, only Travis Kelce caught more passes on third and fourth down than Ertz did among tight ends. Ertz also hauled in more than 64% of his contested targets. He isn’t capable of taking over games anymore, but he’s proven to be a reliable security blanket for Daniels despite his age.
WR Deebo Samuel
2024 PFF Grade: 71.3
2024 PFF WAR: 0.19
Contract: Final year of a three-year, $71.5 million deal
PFF Projected Contract: N/A
PFF Deal Grade: Good
Since his breakout 2021 season, Samuel has been regarded as one of the league’s most versatile offensive weapons. However, injuries and other factors have impacted his availability and production. He earned a career-low 71.3 overall grade in 2024, which, combined with his price tag, led to him being traded for just a third-round pick. Despite his recent decline, he’s a worthwhile gamble for the Commanders in terms of draft capital, cap space and scheme fit.
https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-2025-nfl-f ... ransaction
Doesn't look like there are a lot of specifics, other than them wanting a 1st and apparently FO personnel from several teams have told reporters that the asking price right now is "ridiculous", so I assume it may even be a 1st + more. Which they'll never get.@DCGoldPants wrote: Fri Mar 14, 2025 10:43 amAre they asking for a first rounder, or a first plus x, y, and Z?mistertim wrote: Fri Mar 14, 2025 10:12 amCurious how long it will be until the Bengals come to their senses and realize they'll never get a 1st round pick for Hendrickson, because that's apparently the reason he hasn't been moved yet...several teams are interested but nobody is willing to pay that price.
https://lastwordonsports.com/nfl/2025/0 ... son-trade/
Not a big story (1 yr contract bringing back k.j. Osborn) but still reflective of the way this FO operates.
https://riggosrag.com/commanders-give-a ... te-arrival
https://riggosrag.com/commanders-give-a ... te-arrival
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