NFL Free Agency: Commanders to release CB Marshon Lattimore

The Green Bay Packers might want to start looking at Washington Commanders players. The Commanders already released center Tyler Biadasz, a consistently above-average player who Washington simply didn’t want to pay at the negotiated rate for 2026. Now, the Commanders will reportedly also release cornerback Marshon Lattimore, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Lattimore is a former Pro Bowler, but the term “former Pro Bowler” can mean a lot of things. There are plenty of “former Pro Bowl cornerbacks” who are downright bad by the time they push 30 years old, and Lattimore will be 30 in May. On paper, though, it doesn’t look like this is the case for Lattimore, who was the 11th pick of the 2017 draft.

Only 63 players played as many outside cornerback snaps as Lattimore last year, despite Lattimore missing 8 games due to an ACL tear. Among those 63 corners, Lattimore ranks 25th in yards allowed per coverage snap (maybe the only good stat for the position), per NFL Pro’s data.

Obviously, the ACL throws a monkey wrench into the equation, but Lattimore still was plenty productive before his injury. The fact that he’s going to become a cap casualty, which will save Washington $18.5 million in cap space, means that Lattimore won’t be a “qualifying free agent” this offseason, too. What this means is that if the Packers sign him, he won’t offset one of their potential compensatory draft picks — which they’re expected to receive four of if Rasheed Walker, Romeo Doubs, Malik Willis and Quay Walker leave.

Green Bay head coach Matt LaFleur is close with Washington head coach Dan Quinn, who was LaFleur’s head coach in Atlanta, so there’s one Lattimore connection right there. The timing of the injury probably means that Lattimore won’t be fully ready to play football until either September or early October, which makes this one tricky, but keep an eye on him as a potential option. General manager Brian Gutekunst has said that the Packers don’t need wholesale changes at cornerback, but that he does want to add competition to the room. Adding Lattimore would certainly turn the heat up a bit on Carrington Valentine.