As the Washington Commanders go through the mandatory phase of their minicamp, the team has made a contract decision on the veteran safety, Jeremy Reaves.
According to ESPN's John Keim, the Commanders have signed Reaves to a one-year extension. The Commanders add another season with their special-teams standout.
The Commanders initially had Reaves on a two-year contract. According to Spotrac, his deal was worth $6 million, with a little over $2 million guaranteed at the signing of the deal. Reaves reportedly earned $1.1 million during the 2024 NFL season.
Next season, Reaves is set to make a little over $2 million. With his current deal in place, Reaves was looking at a potential run in free agency next spring. However, the new deal will keep him on board through the 2026 NFL season. Right now, the financial details of the contract are unknown.
Although Reaves hasn't cracked a consistent role on Washington's defense, he's been a major contributor to the special teams. When he first joined the organization in 2018, Revaes played just two percent of Washington's snaps on defense, while appearing in 71 percent of their special teams plays.
During the 2020 and 2021 NFL seasons, Reaves' playing time increased a bit on the defensive side of the ball. In 2020, he picked up 43 percent of the defense's snaps. In 2021, he saw another increase, taking the field for 56 percent of the snaps.
In 2020, Reaves produced 25 tackles and two pass deflections. In the following year, he combined for 29 tackles. During the 2022 season, Reaves finished the year with a career-high 33 tackles. As a special-teamer, he earned a Pro Bowl nod in 2022 and was also First-Team All-Pro. Last season, Reaves appeared in 17 games for the Commanders. He had 20 total tackles and a forced fumble.
Considering how Reaves entered the NFL, he's quite a success story. In 2018, Reaves was entering the league out of South Alabama. He went undrafted during the 2018 NFL Draft and ended up signing with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Although Reaves was viewed as an offseason standout, the Eagles didn't make room for him on the roster, leading the undrafted rookie to hit the cut list for Philadelphia. Washington took advantage of the Eagles waiving Reaves by bringing him on the practice squad. In December 2018, Reaves was promoted to the active roster. He made his NFL debut the same week. Since then, Reaves has been a key player for the Commanders and will continue to be for the next two seasons.
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