Written by Brian McNally at CBS Washington.com
On the first day of the NFL’s legal tampering period, the Redskins began negotiating with unrestricted free agent targets and also signed one of their own.
Late Tuesday night, Washington re-signed tight end Vernon Davis to a three-year contract, according to the player’s Snapchat account. Terms were not yet available.
Noteworthy: Picture shows Vernon Davis signing this contract in Bruce Allen’s office. During a period when the GM wasn’t at Redskins Park. pic.twitter.com/brKiUtldmq
— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) March 8, 2017
Whether that other negotiating will lead to any deals remains to be seen, however. Washington is likely to lose wide receiver DeSean Jackson, according to two NFL sources. Jackson is drawing heavy interest from Tampa Bay, according to multiple national reports, among other teams. Pierre Garcon, too, seems a long shot to return barring a late push, according to a source.
Davis at least gives the Redskins some positive news in a difficult week where GM Scot McCloughan’s status with the organization remains clouded in mystery. He was again away from the team on Tuesday.
Davis is no longer the dominant presence who had 13 touchdown catches as recently as 2013 with the San Francisco 49ers. But he did rebound last year with Washington after signing a one-year deal and provided injury insurance for tight end Jordan Reed. Davis had 44 receptions for 583 yards and two touchdowns playing for his hometown team.
A three-year deal seems excessive for a player who just turned 33 on Jan. 31. But the Redskins faced competition for his services. Put Davis together with Reed, slot receiver Jamison Crowder and a healthy Josh Doctson (Achilles tendon) and you at least have the makings a strong passing game again — though another veteran receiver would interest Washington.
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