The Washington Redskins once had one of the deeper tight end groups in the league when Jordan Reed, Vernon Davis, and Niles Paul were all on the team. But in the past few seasons, that room has gotten weaker.
Because of Reed’s injury issues, the Redskins lacked top-tier talent at tight end. Davis was a solid fill-in, but he was in his mid-30s and eventually slowed down a bit. And this offseason, he retired. Reed was cut, so Jeremy Sprinkle was set to be the top tight end on the depth chart before free agency.