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The free agency frenzy died down over a month ago, and the 2025 NFL draft concluded this past Saturday. After the conclusion of the draft, NFL teams began signing undrafted free agents and inviting them to mini-camps for further evaluation. But even in adding new faces and players to their teams, no team in the NFL did everything it needed to do this offseason.
The Washington Commanders are no different; they made some great moves, but there is one position they didn't handle. Fox Sports' Ralph Vacchiano says the one need the Commanders didn't answer was with an edge rusher.
He's not wrong, in this case. The Commanders' pass rush last season wasn't great, and losing Dante Fowler hurts. Frankie Luvu has promise, but he's not a true edge rusher. He did have eight sacks last year, plus 99 tackles, including 12 tackles for a loss. He also had an interception and recovered two fumbles. A veteran linebacker, Luvu can help on the edge, but it's not his forte.
Adam Peters can still add to the roster should he find a solution to this problem; the final 53-man roster won't be set until August. But if he doesn't bring in anyone else, the Commanders better have a plan for their pass rush, or it's going to be a repeat of last year, only worse without Fowler.
This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: NFL analyst: Commanders still need edge rusher
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The Washington Commanders are no different; they made some great moves, but there is one position they didn't handle. Fox Sports' Ralph Vacchiano says the one need the Commanders didn't answer was with an edge rusher.
He's not wrong, in this case. The Commanders' pass rush last season wasn't great, and losing Dante Fowler hurts. Frankie Luvu has promise, but he's not a true edge rusher. He did have eight sacks last year, plus 99 tackles, including 12 tackles for a loss. He also had an interception and recovered two fumbles. A veteran linebacker, Luvu can help on the edge, but it's not his forte.
Adam Peters can still add to the roster should he find a solution to this problem; the final 53-man roster won't be set until August. But if he doesn't bring in anyone else, the Commanders better have a plan for their pass rush, or it's going to be a repeat of last year, only worse without Fowler.
This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: NFL analyst: Commanders still need edge rusher
Continue reading...
