The Commanders’ offensive line options some questions forward of Jayden Daniels‘ rookie season. Midlevel veteran free brokers are in place at a number of spots, and a rookie third-round decide is about to debut at left deal with. However the staff answered one long-term query Wednesday.
Sam Cosmi shall be signed past 2024, NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport experiences. The staff’s proper guard agreed to phrases on a four-year extension, locking within the transformed deal with by way of the 2028 season.
This may solely be Cosmi’s second full season at guard. Washington used the 2021 second-round decide primarily at proper deal with in the course of the first two seasons, transferring him inside in 2023. Cosmi performed properly at his second NFL spot, and the staff’s new regime will take discover. Cosmi would be the solely Ron Rivera-era draft alternative set to line up for Washington’s beginning O-line in Week 1. The remainder of the group contains free company additions (Andrew Wylie, Tyler Biadasz, Nick Allegretti) and third-round rookie Brandon Coleman.
Professional Soccer Focus slotted Cosmi fourth general amongst guards in 2023, reminding this positional swap of Teven Jenkins‘. The latter has been a significantly better guard for the Bears in comparison with his deal with work. Regardless of one much less season at guard, Cosmi will beat his 2021 second-round classmate to the extension punch.
Cosmi, 25, began all 17 Washington video games final season; he entered the 2023 marketing campaign with 15 profession begins. PFF additionally deemed Cosmi an efficient deal with, however the Commanders kicked him inside after signing Wylie. Cosmi’s run blocking has stood out to this point, and the Commanders will depend on the previous Texas Longhorn in that division once more this season.
PFF graded the Commanders’ O-line twenty fourth final season, and the staff made some adjustments. Peters’ regime lower left deal with Charles Leno and heart Nick Gates, with these funds serving to the staff because it added each Biadasz and Allegretti. At $10M per yr, Biadasz entered the week because the Commanders’ highest-paid O-lineman. Nonetheless, the phrases of Cosmi’s deal must be anticipated to vary that.
Washington selected Cosmi 51st general in 2021 within the first draft wherein Rivera collaborated with then-GM Martin Mayhew. The latter stays with Washington as an advisor to new GM Adam Peters. The 2 labored collectively in San Francisco. Mayhew remaining in place might have helped Cosmi’s trigger, because the Commanders spent most of their offseason funds on free brokers as a substitute of extensions.
