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The Redskins have signed defensive lineman Ricky Jean-Francois to a three-year deal, his agent Drew Rosenhaus confirmed.

The pact is worth $9 million with $4 million guaranteed, according to ESPN.

Jean-Francois, 28, spent the last two seasons with Indianapolis before getting released this offseason in a cost-saving move.

Last season, the 6-foot-3, 297-pound Jean-Francois recorded career highs in tackles (28), sacks (three) and passes defended (six).

He spent the first four years of his career in San Francisco, where new Redskins General Manager Scot McCloughan drafted him in the seventh round out of LSU in 2009.

Safety
Devin McCourty (re-signing with Patriots)
Rahim Moore
Da’Norris Searcy
Kendrick Lewis
Louis Delmas
Mike Adams
Antrel Rolle
Marcus Gilchrist
Tyvon Branch (cut by Raiders, signing with Chiefs)

Cornerback
Darrelle Revis
Byron Maxwell (leaving Seahawks for Eagles)
Brandon Flowers (re-signing with Chargers)
Chris Culliver
Davon House (leaving Packers for Jaguars)
Walter Thurmond III
Tramon Williams
Kareem Jackson (re-signing with Texans)
Rashean Mathis
Cary Williams (cut by Eagles, signing with Seahawks)

Tackle
Bryan Bulaga
Doug Free (re-signing with Cowboys)
Derek Newton (re-signing with Texans)
Joe Barksdale
Orlando Franklin (leaving Broncos for Chargers)
Jermey Parnell (leaving Cowboys for Jaguars)
Michael Oher (leaving Titans for Panthers)

Interior O-line
Mike Iupati (leaving 49ers for Cardinals)
Franklin
Rodney Hudson (leaving Chiefs for Raiders)
James Carpenter (leaving Seahawks for Jets)
Clint Boling
Justin Blalock
Todd Herremans (cut by Eagles, signing with Colts)

Outside linebacker
Jason Worilds
Brian Orakpo
Trent Cole (cut by Eagles, signing with Colts)
Pernell McPhee (leaving Ravens for Bears)
Brandon Graham (re-signing with Eagles)
Sean Weatherspoon (close to leaving Falcons for Cardinals)

Defensive line
Ndamukong Suh (leaving Lions for Dolphins)
Nick Fairley
Jared Odrick (leaving Dolphins for Jaguars)
Dan Williams
Vince Wilfork
Terrance Knighton
Stephen Paea (close to leaving Bears for Redskins)

Rafael122 wrote:Jeron Johnson, 2 year/$4 million deal. Probably our starting safety.

Picking early in each round means Washington won’t have to spend pick No. 5 or 38 necessarily to get a crack at a free safety prospect. CBSSports.com has Ole Miss’s Cody Prewitt as its 64th-best prospect overall, and the best free available in the draft. Not far behind are No. 75 Damarious Randall of Arizona State, No. 94 Derron Smith of Fresno State and No. 110 Gerod Holliman of Louisville. Those are players who can be drafted in the third or fourth.

And while selecting one seems like a logical plan, remember that Washington went this route in 2013, drafting Thomas in the fourth and Bacarri Rambo in the sixth. Rambo has since been cut, and Thomas has been beset by injury. Those who have been fans for longer will recall the promise and quick fades of 2011 fifth-rounder Dejon Gomes and 2008 seventh-rounder Chris Horton.

Poking around a few mock drafts that go beyond the first round, Draftsite.com has Washington selecting Syracuse free safety Durrell Eskridge in Round 3. The San Diego Union-Tribune has them taking Prewitt with pick No. 38 in the second. Walter Football has Virginia’s Anthony Harris in the third.

Rafael122 wrote:Skins traded a '16 6th rounder for Dashon Goldson and a 2016 7th rounder from Tampa. So we have our starting safeties, at least for next season.

LyricalRico wrote:

Rafael122 wrote:Skins traded a '16 6th rounder for Dashon Goldson and a 2016 7th rounder from Tampa. So we have our starting safeties, at least for next season.

Nice move, especially since they reportedly only take something like a $4M cap hit (TB picks up the rest). Add in a pass rusher with the first round pick and the defense will be ready to roll. After that, focus on the right side of the OL.

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Rafael122 wrote:24 hours until the draft and no one seems to have a clue where Scot is going to go. I think he wants to trade down, but it sounds like that's contingent on what happens at 2, 3, and 4.

If no one trades with the Titans, I have to think the Browns would come up with 12, 19 and maybe another pick and get Mariota. If we stay at 5, I like Cooper. Surround RG 3 with weapons and figure it out.

Rafael122 wrote:24 hours until the draft and no one seems to have a clue where Scot is going to go. I think he wants to trade down, but it sounds like that's contingent on what happens at 2, 3, and 4.

Selecting No. 5 overall, new general manager Scot McCloughan could be a seller for a team looking to jump up to nab a player.

NFL Media's Albert Breer reported on NFL AM that the Redskins are aggressively trying to trade down from the No. 5 spot, to add more picks to their current tally of seven selections.

"There's no question that the Redskins would like to trade down. The question is whether or not they're going to get value in doing that," Breer said. "They have seven picks right now over the next three days. Scot McCloughan said himself on Monday that he'd like to get that number closer to 10. The problem is the way this draft shakes out, you don't want to drop out of the top 15. They're limited to as how far they'd be willing to drop down and they'd still like to fortify those lines of scrimmage."

Rafael122 wrote:Man if Mariota drops....that's my big hope, doubtful that it happens at this point, but if he's there at 5 and Cleveland comes calling, give me your 12, 19, a 4th and next year's 1st.

Rafael122 wrote:They selected Scherff, not a sexy pick but he improves the offensive line tremendously. From most accounts he was the top o-line prospect in this draft, so we'll see. Looks like Scot built the defense in free agency and is trying to build the o-line in the draft.