The defensive re-tooling effort in Washington is continuous. Dianna Russini of The Athletic reports that the Commanders are anticipated to signal defensive finish Clelin Ferrell.
After spending last season with the 49ers, the former No. 4 overall pick saw his most recent team devote more funds to replacing him. San Francisco added Leonard Floyd and Yetur Gross-Matos on the primary day of the authorized tampering interval, leaving Ferrell out of the combo. Dan Quinn’s workforce will add the five-year veteran to its evolving group of DEs.
Though the 49ers added Chase Young and Randy Gregory by way of commerce final 12 months, they turned to Ferrell because the full-time starter reverse Nick Bosa. That setup produced 3.5 sacks however a career-high 13 quarterback hits. Ferrell, nevertheless, suffered what turned out to be a season-ending harm in San Francisco’s meaningless Week 18 contest. The 49ers positioned him on IR, with the timing of that transfer stopping an activation earlier than Tremendous Bowl LVIII.
Along with buying and selling Younger and Sweat on deadline day, the Commanders have fill-in starters James Smith-Williams and Casey Toohill unsigned. Dorance Armstrong is anticipated to take over as one D-end starter; Ferrell might have an opportunity to complement him. Washington additionally agreed to phrases with Frankie Luvu to assist out its sack efforts, although the ex-Panther is technically a linebacker.
Ferrell joins Arden Key as a participant the 49ers helped rebound. Whereas the Raiders reduce Key earlier than the conclusion of his rookie contract, they retained Ferrell for 4 unremarkable years. He closed that tenure as a wholesome scratch at factors for the Silver and Black. Quinn will see what the previous high prospect seems like in his system.