James Bradberry is one of the more interesting free agents available this offseason — and he just so happens to have a connection to Washington Redskins head coach Ron Rivera.
Bradberry played under Rivera with the Carolina Panthers and he’s openly admitted he’d like to do so again.
“I would love to play for coach Rivera again,” Bradberry said, according to NBC Sports’ Ethan Cadeaux. “He’s a great man and a great coach. He coached me for four years. I didn’t realize how much he meant to us until that day [he got fired]. Just how he spoke to us as men. He wasn’t overly aggressive unless he needed to be. He put his foot down when he needed to be.”
Bradberry might just be stressing some leverage against the Panthers here, as he’s a possible tag candidate by the Panthers.
But the corner’s thoughts on Rivera are genuine enough and the Redskins would probably love to have him. Bradberry has often registered as one of the league’s more underrated corners to this point in his career and is still only 26 years old.
Money will play a role in any potential fit though and the Redskins already have quite a bit invested in the secondary. There’s some wiggle room if they move on from Josh Norman and Bradberry appears to like the idea of moving to Washington, so never say never,
