Safety of Free Agents After playing for the Washington Commanders for four seasons, Kamren Curl’s tenure with the team may be coming to an end.
Kamren Curl is among the top starting-caliber safeties that will be available for purchase. The Washington Football Team selected the Arkansas product in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft, marking his underwhelming league debut. He did, however, surpass his draft stock right away, playing in all 16 games and making 11 starts. As the club won the NFC East, the defensive back had 88 tackles, four tackles-for-loss, two sacks, four interceptions, and two quarterback hits while on the field.
Curl proved that he was no one-year fluke, as he maintained the starting job throughout his rookie contract. Excelling in coverage while also providing a physical presence in the run game, the Arkansas product seems to be on the way out in Washington. On Wednesday, impending free agent Kamren Curl took to X (formerly Twitter) and tweeted out what appears to be a short farewell to the Washington faithful.
It should go without saying that even if Curl tweets an emoji, it doesn’t necessarily mean that his or her career is over. Kamren Curl might be playing tricks on us, or he might be discussing something else different.
But let’s assume for the purposes of this argument that Kamren Curl will depart as a free agent. The former seventh-round pick was one of the few strong points on an otherwise dreadful defense, so this comes as a bit of a surprise. Washington has more than enough money to re-sign Cutl because they have over $96 million in cap space and they obviously need him at the position.
To be the devil’s advocate, though, it’s important to note that the team has a new owner and head coach. Maybe Dan Quinn believes he could spend the money on a different free agent and doesn’t need a player like Kamren Curl on his defense. It remains to be seen if Washington is right, but if the Commanders decide to let him go, a number of clubs ought to be considering the former seventh-round choice.
