The New York Giants will face their former starting strong safety twice every season.
The Washington Redskins have signed Landon Collins to a six-year contract worth $84 million, according to NFL Network Insider Ian
Rapoport, who spoke with a person familiar with the situation. According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the agreement includes a
$15 million signing bonus in 2019, a $6 million option in 2020, and $32 million in guaranteed money over the first two years.
Garafolo also stated that he has $12.5 million in 2021 that is guaranteed for injury only.
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Collins, 25, was largely regarded as one of the top safeties available on the open market, ranking fifth on NFL.com’s Top 101 free
agents of 2019.
Since joining the league out of Alabama as a second-round choice with the Giants, his performance over the last four seasons has
certainly justified the high ranking.
Collins, who stands 6 feet and weighs 222 pounds, is the only player in the NFL with at least 400 tackles and 30 passes defensed since
2015, as well as the only safety to have at least 95 tackles in each of the last four seasons.
With free safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix poised to hit the open market, Collins, a 2016 first-team All-Pro selection and three-time Pro
Bowler, should help ease the transition if the Redskins are unable to re-sign him. Collins is a strong safety, of course, but his addition
should immediately help the team improve from 17th overall last year.
