UPDATE: Josina Anderson reports the Redskins were unable to trade WR Josh Doctson and have released the former first-rounder.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Redskins are moving on from former first-round WR Josh Doctson and will release him if a trade doesn’t surface before today’s deadline.
Reports have said for weeks now that the Redskins were looking to trade Doctson, but not deal has surfaced.
JP Finlay of NBC Sports Washington mentioned last week during an appearance on Sirius XM NFL Radio that the Redskins have attempted to trade Doctson the past two years, but no deal has surfaced.
“The team made a pretty big action when they didn’t pick up the fifth-year option on Josh Doctson’s rookie deal, so he’s gonna be a free agent after this season,” Finlay said, via 106.7 The Fan. “What I can tell you from sources, they’ve tried to trade Doctson for two years. They haven’t been able to trade him. It wouldn’t shock me if they’re still trying, if there’s still calls going on about that.”
The Redskins declined to exercise Doctson’s fifth-year option this offseason and drafted two other receivers in April, clearly indicating Doctson isn’t in their long-term plans.
Doctson, 26, was taken in the first round out of TCU in 2016 by the Redskins. He signed a four-year, $10.049 million contract and is slated to make a base salary of $1,820,406 for the 2019 season.
In 2018, Doctson appeared in 15 games for the Redskins and caught 44 passes for 532 yards receiving (12.1 YPC) and two touchdowns.
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