The Washington Redskins mostly emerge from contractual analysis in a negative light.
Reasons abound, though being stuck with Alex Smith’s contract and doling out so much money for Landon Collins this offseason play a part, for starters.
But the Redskins deserve plenty of credit for some of their contracts too, especially when it comes to a budding superstar like Jonathan Allen, who is named as the team’s friendliest deal by Bleacher Report’s Kristopher Knox:
Washington has Allen locked up for far less than market value for two more seasons and can have him for a third at the going rate. Considering Allen is one of the team’s top players and one of the league’s best in-line defenders—Pro Football Focus ranked him 53rd among interior defensive linemen in 2018—this makes for a terrific deal for the Redskins.
Knox compares Allen to Trey Flowers, who just got a $90 million deal with the Detroit Lions in free agency.
What’s funny about Allen, though, is it feels like we haven’t even seen him reach his ceiling yet, so he could end up ahead of even Flowers on the field.
And contractually speaking, the Redskins have Allen on a rookie deal through 2021 if the fifth-year option goes as planned, so his money will top out at under $4 million in cap hit for the foreseeable future.
Which is good news — the Redskins are going to need as much time as possible to clear the books so they can pay him when the time comes.
