The Washington Redskins didn’t wait long to make a major splash in free agency.
Hours after the league’s negotiating window opened Monday, the Redskins agreed to sign Pro Bowl safety Landon Collins to a six-year, $84 million deal with $45 million guaranteed — making him, at least for now, the highest-paid safety in football.
Washington will need to make room for Collins as they only have $13 million in salary cap space, according to Over The Cap. The deal cannot become official until Wednesday.
But Collins, in theory, addresses a major need at safety.