Shaun Rogers Visits Washington Redskins

by Sean Yuille on Feb 13, 2011 7:32 PM EST in NFL News

Recently released defensive tackle Shaun Rogers visited with the Washington Redskins on Friday. No contract offer reportedly came his way during the visit, and according to Comcast SportsNet's Kelli Johnson, a deal is unlikely because Washington isn't "that interested" and because Rogers wants too much money.

A report from Mike Jones of The Washington Post seems to back up the notion that Rogers wants too much money. Jones reports that Rogers is expected to command a contract that gives him $5 million per year, which seems a bit much for someone clearly on the downslope of his career.

Some teams may not be willing to pay Rogers $5 million a season, but it's definitely possible there is someone out there that will do just that. NFL Network's Jason La Canfora reported on Friday that "upwards of one-third of the league's teams has contacted (Rogers)." Contact doesn't equal concrete interest, but there does seem to be a market out there for him, so perhaps he will end up with a contract worth close to what he wants.

You may be wondering why I am even mentioning this when there have been no reports that the Detroit Lions are interested in Rogers, but I figure it's worth passing along. Unlike the Albert Haynesworth situation, Rogers is actually a free agent and could theoretically sign with the Lions at any time until the CBA expires on March 4. I highly doubt he will, but since there's not much else going on in the NFL world right now, I think this is a story to keep an eye on just in case.

(Via SB Nation DC)

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From what I heard Rogers is one of the few

NFL players that can actually experince the full effects of Free Agency. To be honset I never really hated Shaun when we had him. I wouldn’t be mad if we got him like I would if we got Albert. At Rogers age though and decline I am not so sure he fits in with the new regime. He could be a very good relif player but I wouldn’t pay Rogers or Haynesworth the contracts they would want to be a backup. I also imagine Rogers is desperatley looking to win. His time between Detroit and Clevleand I would think has left him very sour so I expect him to take a little less to play for a better team.

"Show me someone with an offseason and I'll show you someone in last place"- Ndamukong Suh ( All Pro, Pro Bowl, Pepsi Rookie of the year, AP defensive rookie of the year, Sporting news rookie of the year,)

by The Profiler on Feb 13, 2011 8:34 PM EST reply actions