Redskins Defensive Front Four Aims to Prove Worth This Season
Barely 24 hours into the most active offseason in franchise history, the Redskins had acquired two defensive linemen on their way to amassing a league-record payroll.
On March 2, unrestricted free agent defensive end Phillip Daniels signed an $11 million deal (including a $3 million bonus) over five years, after being cut by the Bears for salary cap reasons. The next day, defensive tackle Cornelius Griffin landed an eight-year, $31 million contract, including an $8.3 million signing bonus. Griffin signed after owner Daniel Snyder's private plane, RedskinsOne, was dispatched to his home town of Brundidge, Ala., to bring him to Redskins Park.
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