Redskins take cautious dip into free agent pool
In a stark departure from recent team history, the Redskins began free agency Friday not with a bang and not with a whimper but with a new slow, methodical approach to roster-building that caught many fans and others around the National Football League off guard.
The team did manage to sign four of its own unrestricted free agents and host two free agent offensive linemen, but no new names were added to the roster.
Last March, Day One of free agency included a pre-dawn $100 million contract and a late afternoon news conference to introduce a new defensive tackle. A year later, the Redskins were busy behind the scenes but failed to make ESPN's crawl with any blockbuster deals.
