The Washington Redskins entered this off-season in need of revamping their tight end position. Jordan Reed is no longer with the team and Vernon Davis is retired. Therefore, the Redskins got an early start signing tight end Marcus Baugh ahead of the start of free agency.
Looking into Baugh’s background, his journey was made for him to join the Washington Redskins.
For starters, Baugh played college football at Ohio State. He had 55 catches for 607 yards and eight touchdowns as a Buckeye. He was teammates of both Dwayne Haskins and Terry McLaurin.
After Washington’s infatuation with Alabama, they’ve seemingly turned their attention to Ohio State, drafting Haskins and McLaurin in 2019. Despite a multitude of rumors, the Redskins are expected to select fellow Buckeye defensive end Chase Young with the second pick overall
As for Baugh, he went undrafted in the 2018 NFL Draft, signing with the Oakland Raiders. Unfortunately, he was released during final cuts of that year.
He then played in the short-lived Alliance of American Football before signing with the Carolina Panthers under then-head coach Ron Rivera in 2019. He was placed on injured reserve during final cuts.
He was waived last month by the Panthers that allowed him to become available ahead of free agency.
Baugh will be reunited with former Panthers tight end coach Peter Hoener in Washington.
A former Buckeye and Carolina Panther seemingly makes Baugh a perfect for the 2020 Redskins.
Baugh, 25, adds to the Redskins’ depth at tight end entering 2020 off-season activities.
Washington is expected to be active at tight end in free agency. Atlanta Falcons’ Austin Hooper will be the top available target.
Baugh, who has some familiarity with Haskins and McLaurin, will be a nice project for Hoener to attempt to continue developing.
The signing of Baugh, seemingly got approval from Haskins as he tweeted “My Guy” after the announcement of his signing.
No matter who else the Redskins add to the tight end position for the remaining off-season, it’s worth watching Baugh in OTAs, training camp and preseason.
