The Washington Soccer Staff reportedly agreed to phrases with one of many high defensive free brokers on the open market on Tuesday evening. In line with ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Washington and former Cincinnati Bengals cornerback William Jackson III have agreed to a three-year, $42 million deal. Ian Rapoport of the NFL Community studies that Jackson will obtain $26 million assured. In his first stint in free company, it did not take Jackson lengthy to search out an workforce keen to provide him the type of cash he was searching for.

Jackson has spent all 5 of his NFL seasons with the Bengals, who chosen him with the No. 24 general pick of Houston in 2016. He has been a full-time starter for 3 seasons now, and is coming off of a marketing campaign through which he recorded 45 mixed tackles, 11 passes defensed and one interception in 14 video games performed. Washington had the No. 2 passing protection within the league final 12 months, permitting simply 191.8 yards by the air per sport. This was largely as a result of Washington’s tenacious pass-rush, nevertheless. The Soccer Staff did discover a strong starter in Kendall Fuller final offseason, however with Ronald Darby electing to signal with the Denver Broncos on Monday, Washington had one other gap to fill. It did not take lengthy for Ron Rivera and Co. to determine their man and make a transfer. 

In 59 profession video games, Jackson has recorded 150 mixed tackles, 41 passes defensed and three interceptions. His profession bought off to a gradual begin after he was compelled to overlook his whole rookie season with a pectoral harm, however he rebounded to develop into a reliable a part of Cincinnati’s protection. In line with PFF, Jackson was ranked nineteenth amongst all cornerbacks final 12 months with a 71.4 grade.