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Grading the Redskins’ free agent deal for safety Landon Collins

Landon Collins is now a Redskin. While the deal won’t be official until the NFL league year begins on Wednesday, Washington has added young talent to their defense. Collins, just 25, is one of the better box safeties in the league and is a terrific tackler. He will give the Redskins something they have lacked at safety for many years. Stability.

Collins inked a six-year deal to join the ‘Skins. In the process, he also became the highest-paid safety in the NFL. His six-year, $84 million deal has an average annual value of $14 million per year, surpassing Eric Berry‘s $13 million as the highest current contract in the NFL.