The Redskins lack the salary cap space to pursue big-time free agents. They also apparently lack the desire to go this route.
With free agency starting Feb. 29, the Redskins will be bit players.
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“I don’t see us being real active,” Redskins executive vice president of football operations Vinny Cerrato said. “We have a lot of guys under contract and people are signing their own free agents quite a bit. You have to overpay for anyone out there and there aren’t a lot of guys out there.”
Washington is approximately $7 million over the projected salary cap of $116 million and will continue to restructure deals. The Redskins will still struggle to match what other teams can pay, at least for high-end free agents.
Washington signed mid-level free agents last year in middle linebacker London Fletcher and corner Fred Smoot. This year, the Redskins need help along the defensive line, possibly at offensive tackle and receiver; the draft is strong in the first two spots and decent at the third.
“Some years there are things you really need that are out there,” Cerrato said of free agency. “This year, with what our needs are and what’s out there, there’s not a real great mix.”
