The move is bold; the Washington Redskins are cutting ties with a known quantity, to let the seas of uncertainty unfurl before them. Now, nothing, and no one, is a guarantee. But for the Redskins, facing this uncertainty was ultimately better than settling for another year of Mason Foster.
With Foster gone, the opportunity is there for the team’s young talent at linebacker to spread its wings. Aside from Jon Bostic, who is 28 years old, and Marquise Flowers, who is 27 years old, all of the Redskins remaining linebackers are 25 years old or younger.