The Washington Commanders have already shown they have the building blocks of a team that can contend meaningfully for several seasons to come. The next step is rounding out the roster to make it truly Super Bowl-worthy.
Among the team’s likeliest moves toward that end this offseason is adding a second elite wide receiver alongside Terry McLaurin to provide QB Jayden Daniels with the kind of weaponry the other top offenses in the league boast.
Tee Higgins of the Cincinnati Bengals is bound for free agency in March and could be an option, though Washington would run the risk of overpaying a borderline elite wideout too much money in order to outbid the competition.
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New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers (left) and wide receiver Garrett Wilson
pursue the pass-catcher they need via a trade. That would open up the team’s options to a wider field of talent and perhaps allow the Commanders to land on a better fit at a more optimal price. One option is a deal with the New York Jets for Garrett Wilson, which Gary Davenport of Bleacher Report floated on Saturday, February 1.
“An extension for Wilson would undoubtedly be part of the equation here, but the Commanders have more cap space than any team in the NFC ($86.7 million),” Davenport wrote. “It’d be worth surrendering the 29th overall pick to gain a proven wide receiver who would (along with former college teammate Terry McLaurin) give the Commanders one of the better one-two punches at wideout in the league.”
The tension between Wilson and current Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been well publicized, and the future at quarterback in New York is one of the prominent questions of the NFL offseason.
Washington would need to surrender its first-round pick this year and a sixth-rounder in 2026 in Davenport’s proposal, but it would also allow the Commanders to lock up a true No. 1 in Garrett alongside another true No. 1 in McLaurin for years to come.
Garrett has eclipsed 1,000 yards receiving in all three of his professional seasons despite playing almost exclusively with subpar quarterbacks — primarily Zach Wilson and the 41-year-old ghost of Rodgers coming off a serious Achilles injury.
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