The Redskins Just Made a Major Upgrade To Their Secondary By Signing Chris Culliver

NFL - Capable cornerbacks are continuing to fly off the board at a breakneck pace. The latest, according to NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport, is Chris Culliver. Per a source familiar with the deal, Culliver agreed to a four-year contract with the Washington Redskins on Friday. The 26-year-old former third-round pick spent his first four seasons with the San Francisco 49ers. Culliver had a strong 2014 after missing the previous season due to an ACL tear. His career arc is still ascending, too, with a marked improvement over each of his first two seasons. Surprisingly, this past season was his best, though.

CSN - Listed at 6 foot, 199-pounds, Culliver was rated as the 14th best cornerback in the league by ProFootballFocus.com and recorded career highs in interceptions (four) and passes defended (15), despite the two missed games. He also forced a fumble and recovered a fumble.  CBS Sports’ Jason La Canfora reported Culliver will earn in excess of $8 million per season in Washington.

This is a great signing for the Skins. We needed this real, real bad. Culliver is a young corner who can step into DHall’s old spot immediately. This now puts rookie stud Bashaud Breeland on one side of the field and Culliver on the other. That’s a 1-2 CB combo I’m very comfortable with. Plus it means David Amerson will see less playing time, which is always good.

The Skins also signed Pot Roast Knighton, which is an awesome signing. He’s a great run stopper and a huge upgrade on our DLine which is sorely lacking depth. He might end up being the best signing of them all at the cheap price of 1 year, 4 million.

So for the Redskins thus far, three signings, all on defense, and all three guys are impact players. Stephen Paea and Pot Roast on the DLine and Culliver at CB. If the Skins go with a safety stud with their first round pick the defense could go from very, very bad to pretty, pretty good this offseason.

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