NFL execs are frustrated at the 1-7 Washington Redskins and 0-7 Cincinnati Bengals, as both teams are refusing to make key players available on the trade market.
It’s been well known the Redskins are refusing to move left tackle Trent Williams until the off-season. The Cleveland Browns have made advances at trying to acquire the cornerstone left tackle, however to no avail. Now add outside linebacker Ryan Kerrigan to the list.
According to Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports, the Indianapolis Colts and Baltimore Ravens have inquired about Kerrigan. But, teams are getting sense Washington have no intention of moving him despite needing a roster rebuild.
“It’s not like you are dealing with a normal team,” as one AFC GM told put it. “The only sensible thing to do with Trent Williams is to trade him, but they don’t even want to listen. It’s crazy. And I don’t think that’s going to change by Tuesday.”
Kerrigan is in his fourth year of a five-year deal with the Redskins. If the Redskins don’t move him this season, they will have ample opportunity in the off-season and will not carry a dead cap in 2020, according to Spotrac.
Williams has held out since June with a dispute over the Redskins medical staff at the forefront of his issues with the team. Williams has refused to play for the Redskins and demanded a trade or his release. Team president Bruce Allen reportedly informed Williams they would not entertain trading him until the end of the season.
