Uh-oh. A well-known NFL player unexpectedly enters the free agent market, and guess who swoops in and signs him within 48 hours? The Washington Redskins, of course. To be more specific: the Daniel Snyder-owned Washington Redskins.
Friday's deal to sign cornerback Josh Norman, whose franchise tag the Carolina Panthers rescinded this week, felt at first blush like an old-school Snyder production. Reports of private jets, caravans of black SUVs and Hall of Fame alumni visits conjured memories of days when the Redskins threw silly money at everyone they could, from Albert Haynesworth to Adam Archuleta to Jeff George, often with disastrous results.