{"id":805932,"date":"2026-03-11T07:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T07:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/805932\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T07:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T07:04:11","slug":"washington-commanders-looking-to-add-another-edge-rusher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/805932\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Commanders looking to add another edge rusher"},"content":{"rendered":"

March 11, 2026, 2:01 a.m. ET<\/p>\n

The Washington Commanders<\/a> aren’t done at edge rusher. One day after agreeing to terms<\/a> with Chargers EDGE Odafe Oweh on a four-year, $100 million contract, Washington is still looking at several pass-rushing options in free agency.<\/p>\n

One name to watch, Patriots EDGE K’Lavon Chaisson, per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.<\/p>\n

Washington should not be done with edge rushers after signing Oweh. Last year’s sack leader, Von Miller, will be 37 this year and is a free agent. Dorance Armstrong was having a career year before tearing his ACL in Week 7. He will return in 2026. Oweh immediately slots in as the Commanders<\/a>‘ top pass rusher, but, as we’ve learned over the years, you can never have too many quality edge rushers.<\/p>\n

Chaisson could be an excellent value on Day 3. A former first-round pick of the Jaguars in the 2020 NFL Draft, Chaisson struggled there. He had only five sacks in 57 games. The Jaguars did not exercise his fifth-year option, making him a free agent and he signed with the Las Vegas Raiders.<\/p>\n

It was in Las Vegas where Chaisson turned his career around. In 15 games for the Raiders, Chaisson recorded 32 tackles, including seven for loss and five sacks, in a part-time role. The New England Patriots<\/a> targeted Chaisson in free agency, betting that his production would continue.<\/p>\n

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It did. In 16 regular-season games for the Patriots, Chaisson had 31 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks. He recorded a pressure rate of 15.2%. He was even better in the playoffs, finishing with 12 tackles, including four for loss, three sacks, 10 quarterback hits and one forced fumble.<\/p>\n

Now, Chaisson looks to land a long-term deal. The 6-foot-3, 255-pounder is still only 26 years old. Much like Oweh, Chaisson’s best two years were his last two, hinting at the best being yet to come.<\/p>\n

The Commanders need to sign another edge defender. Chaisson is a terrific option and he’s still young enough to build around for the next few seasons. He’s also not a liability against the run.<\/p>\n

If Washington can land Chaisson, alongside Oweh, that almost eliminates the possibility of a pass rusher at No. 7 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"March 11, 2026, 2:01 a.m. ET The Washington Commanders aren’t done at edge rusher. One day after agreeing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":805933,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2069],"tags":[95878,427,7,6,95993,95994,95882,96007,97642,95896,96854,95888,101611,97641,95899,95883,95995,96006,95881,855,111,2480],"class_list":["post-805932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-washington-commanders","tag-accessfree","tag-commanders","tag-football","tag-nfl","tag-sstssportsnflcommanders","tag-sstsncommanders","tag-tagamerican-football","tag-tagdorance-armstrong","tag-tagklavon-chaisson","tag-tagnational-sports","tag-tagnew-england-patriots","tag-tagnfl","tag-tagnfl-free-agency-signing","tag-tagodafe-oweh","tag-tagoverall-neutral","tag-tagsports-news","tag-tagvon-miller","tag-tagwashington-commanders","tag-typestory","tag-washington","tag-washington-commanders","tag-washingtoncommanders"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116209271847463433","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/805932","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=805932"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/805932\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/805933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=805932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=805932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=805932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}