Commanders A Candidate To Sign DE K’Lavon Chaisson?

According to Jeremy Fowler, free-agent DE K’Lavon Chaisson is someone who comes up often in league circles as a candidate to sign with the Commanders.

Fowler notes that Washington remains in the pass-rushing market after signing Odafe Oweh to a four-year, $100 million deal. 

We took a look at Chaisson as a free agent who could make more than expected on the open market. There are already rumors that Chaisson’s market will get into the low eight figures.

Chaisson, 26, was a three-year starter at LSU and earned first-team All-SEC honors before being selected by the Jaguars with the No. 20 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.

Chaisson played out the final year of a four-year, $13,344,613 rookie contract that included a $7,265,173 signing bonus. The contract included a fifth-year option for the Jaguars, but they declined it heading into 2023. 

The Panthers signed Chaisson to a one-year deal worth up to $5 million this past offseason. However, he was cut before Week 1 and caught on with the Raiders’ practice squad before being called up. He caught on with the Patriots last offseason to a one-year, $5 million deal. 

In 2025, Chaisson appeared in 16 games for the Patriots and recorded 18 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, two pass defenses, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery.