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Washington guaranteed $17 million of Samuel’s contract in 2025 and added $3 million worth of incentives, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday.
Before this move, Samuel had no guaranteed money remaining and was scheduled to have a base salary of $16,600,529 with a $200,000 workout bonus and a per game roster bonus of $44,117 worth up to $750,000.
Washington could have spread out Samuel’s cap hit over two years by accepting a $15.4 million option bonus due March 22 that would have added another year to his deal — which would have then automatically voided. But in declining the option bonus it left the Commanders absorbing his approximately $17.5 million cap hit in one year.
Another player to help stop the run.
Goldman said during his press conference that he wants to do whatever the coaches ask of him, but the reality is that he’s another player the Commanders brought in to improve their defense’s performance against the run.
The Commanders had a glaring weakness on the ground in 2024. They allowed the third-most rushing yards per game during the regular season, and teams like the Philadelphia Eagles exploited it on multiple occasions. Though there were several reasons why the Commanders fell to the Eagles in the conference championship game, giving up 229 yards rushing yards and seven touchdowns was the most obvious.
Goldman is going to be a rotational player behind Johnny Newton and Daron Payne, but he will provide value as a run-stopper. He can hold up double teams long enough for Frankie Luvu and Bobby Wagner to shoot gaps and make plays either at or behind the line of scrimmage. He’s been used most often as a nose tackle throughout his career, so the Commanders might want to use their defensive linemen packages and line Goldman straight up against the center.
Goldman won’t singlehandedly fix all of Washington’s problems against the run, but he can be part of the solution if used in the correct fashion.
Zaccheaus caught 45 passes (a career-high) for 506 receiving yards and three touchdowns in 2024. He marks the second wideout Washington has lost this offseason following Dyami Brown’s decision to join the Jacksonville Jaguars. With that in mind, a path has been cleared for an obvious breakout candidate in 2025.
The Washington Commanders re-signed most of their free agents in recognition of their exceptional efforts throughout the 2024 season. Olamide Zaccheaus wasn’t one of them after he signed a one-year deal with the Chicago Bears.
Zaccheaus caught 45 passes (a career-high) for 506 receiving yards and three touchdowns in 2024. He marks the second wideout Washington...
