The Athletic’s Nicki Jhabvala believes Curtis Samuel would be a good fit in the Commanders offense.
Washington remains short of wide receiver depth headed into training camp, with Terry McLaurin as the clear No. 1 option and Treylon Burks perhaps profiling as the team’s WR2. Jhabvala said Samuel’s familiarity with the Commanders could make him an easy fit as a secondary or tertiary pass-catching option in OC David Blough’s system. “He played all three seasons in Washington alongside Dyami Brown, and he’s familiar with receivers coach Bobby Engram, who was Samuel’s positional coach for his final season with the Commanders,” Jhabvala said. “Samuel’s not at the point in his career where he could be a No. 2 in terms of workload, but his versatility and ability to separate could make him a good depth option in Blough’s offense.” Entering his age-30 season, Samuel — who mostly functions as a slot wideout — had just 38 receptions over 20 games with the Bills over the past two seasons. He is six years removed from his career 2020 season in Carolina.
