Feb. 26, 2008

The team re-signed steady LS Ethan Albright in mid-February, which took care of one priority. It also reportedly sent an offer to another specialist, P Derrick Frost, but has yet to contact KR Rock Cartwright, who could land elsewhere. The team has made overtures to QB Todd Collins to return as the team’s backup to Jason Campbell, though Collins could decide to go elsewhere for a possibility at one last shot at starting. Either way, it appears that Mark Brunell’s days are finished in Washington. The problem is that the team can’t make many moves in free agency until it redoes the books and restructures some contracts. The team reworked TE Chris Cooley’s contract, converting $11 million of a roster bonus he was scheduled to receive into guaranteed money, and letting Brunell go will knock off more than $6 million, but it currently sits at $7 million over the projected $116 million cap. So, expect a quiet offseason for once, in terms of free agency. A few players, such as Reche Caldwell, Demetric Evans and one or two others, could return from the UFA group. Pierson Prioleau and Randall Godfrey, considered Gregg Williams’ guys, may follow Williams to Jacksonville and are not likely to return.