It was reported on Sunday afternoon that the Washington Football Team fears that safety Landon Collins suffered a torn Achilles in the first half of Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys, which would end his 2020 season.
Though Collins has not yet received an MRI on the injury, the report shows that the team is not expecting good news on Monday, and the belief is that the team will need a new starting strong safety once they come out of their bye week in Week 9.
Though there may be players on the roster that they could turn towards, the logical step for Washington to take is signing free-agent safety Eric Reid, who has a long relationship with coach Ron Rivera after their time together in Carolina with the Panthers. Reid started 29 of 32 games for the Panthers over the past two years, and had 130 tackles in 2019 alone.
Washington has struggled at the safety position all year long, and though Collins had a great start to the day on Sunday with a strip-sack that led to a safety, they will obviously need to look elsewhere now going forward. Bringing in a trusted veteran that the coaching staff knows well should be an obvious choice for Washington, and one that we will keep our eye on going forward.
