Report: Redskins could likely lose LG Ereck Flowers in free agency

After the franchise tag was placed on right guard Brandon Scherff over the weekend, the Washington Redskins seemed to have a solid outlook on the future of their offensive line, with only the left tackle position in question.

Now, that doesn’t quite seem to be the case. As the NFL enters the legal tampering period for free agents, and the open market gets open on Wednesday, a name that is skyrocketing up for teams around the league is Ereck Flowers, the Redskins left guard.

After being cut by the New York Giants and subsequently moved from LT to LG by the Redskins, Flowers had a breakout year in 2019 and is now set to earn a nice payday from whatever team wants him.

People love a comeback story and Ereck Flowers is going to write one this week. Cut by the #Giants in 2018, the tackle-turned-guard is about to get a really nice deal this week. Might not be with the #Redskins despite their efforts to retain him.

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) March 16, 2020

Interesting from @MikeGarafolo: #Redskins OL Ereck Flowers is going to be a free agent and could command up to $10M per year. His market is strong.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 16, 2020

The Redskins have reportedly worked to get a deal done with Flowers, who is just 25-years-old, but the two sides have not come to an agreement yet, and Flowers is likely to test the FA market and see what kind of money he can make.

That doesn’t mean that the Redskins have lost him just yet; I expect Washington to continue to pursue their young LG and try to bring him back in, but Flowers has finally seen his ‘bust’ label removed, and he wants to be courted at the dance. It’s hard to blame him.