{"id":302064,"date":"2025-08-20T01:46:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T01:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/302064\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T01:46:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T01:46:11","slug":"commanders-t-george-fant-agree-to-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/302064\/","title":{"rendered":"Commanders, T George Fant Agree To Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

George Fant<\/a>\u00a0met with the Commanders last week<\/a>, and a deal has emerged shortly thereafter. The veteran tackle has agreed to terms with Washington, NFL insider Jordan Schultz reports<\/a>. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Fant was limited to just two games last season upon returning to the Seahawks. He had won the right tackle gig in 2024, but a depth spot will be in store this time around. The 33-year-old nevertheless has 75 starts to his name, so he will offer experience at either tackle spot if needed.<\/p>\n

Upgrading along the offensive line was a priority for the Commanders this offseason. The team\u2019s most notable move in that respect was the trade for left tackle\u00a0Laremy Tunsil<\/a>. The five-time Pro Bowler will handle blindside duties on his third career team, with\u00a0Brandon Coleman<\/a>\u00a0shifting to guard as a result. Tunsil has two years remaining on his pact, although none of his scheduled $21MM salary for 2026 is guaranteed.<\/p>\n

A potential left tackle successor<\/a> was added during the first round of the draft. Josh Conerly Jr.<\/a> is currently focused on competing for the starting right tackle gig<\/a>. He and incumbent Andrew Wylie<\/a> are contesting the position. The runner-up will no doubt be viewed as the primary RT backup for 2025. Fant will also be an option in that respect, though, in addition to offering Washington a fill-in on the blindside.<\/p>\n

The former UDFA saw considerable playing time over the course of his first Seahawks tenure as well as his Jets and Texans stints. Fant was contemplating signing with the Titans or Ravens<\/a> earlier this offseason, but in the absence of an agreement on either front he continued searching for an opportunity. That included a visit with the Buccaneers<\/a>, a team looking for depth until\u00a0Tristan Wirfs<\/a>\u00a0is healthy. Instead of Tampa Bay, Fant is headed to the nation\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n

The Commanders entered Tuesday with nearly $17MM in cap space, and today\u2019s signing will not considerably affect that total. Washington\u2019s offense faces questions with the\u00a0Terry McLaurin<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Brian Robinson<\/a>\u00a0situations unresolved, but the unit will have veteran depth up front in 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"George Fant\u00a0met with the Commanders last week, and a deal has emerged shortly thereafter. The veteran tackle has…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38318,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2069],"tags":[427,7,26684,6,3571,855,111,2480],"class_list":{"0":"post-302064","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-washington-commanders","8":"tag-commanders","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-george-fant","11":"tag-nfl","12":"tag-transactions","13":"tag-washington","14":"tag-washington-commanders","15":"tag-washingtoncommanders"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115058572767525379","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=302064"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302064\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}