The Washington Commanders have to do whatever they can to bounce back.
They had a magical 2024. They had a brutal 2025. This offseason will determine what the 2026 NFL season looks like in the nation's capital.
They've got a chance to upgrade the wide receiver depth chart to help out quarterback Jayden Daniels, too.
ESPN's Dan Graziano wrote in a new article on Friday that the Commanders are his prediction to sign Rashid Shaheed.
He projects Shaheed's contract to cost the Commanders a total of $40 million over a three-year deal.
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Shaheed began the 2025 season with the New Orleans Saints, but then he was traded to the Seattle Seahawks and won a Super Bowl.
He'd certainly be a great weapon for Washington opposite Terry McLaurin.
"It sounds like Shaheed will have a market outside of Seattle, where he was a vital part of the Seahawks' Super Bowl run as a receiver and a return man," Graziano writes. "His speed is enticing to a lot of teams, and those that swing and miss on Pierce could be very happy signing Shaheed at a lower cost. He had 687 receiving yards between the Seahawks and Saints, and including the playoffs, he scored three return TDs (two kickoffs, one punt)."
Shaheed is one of the fastest players in football. He'd be a fantastic offensive chess piece, especially if the Commanders put him in certain motion that also revolves around Daniels' impressive mobility.
There will be plenty of suitors, but if the Commanders can get Shaheed for this cost, it'd be a great outcome in free agency.
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