Redskins Rumor: WR Mohamed Sanu on Skins Radar?

UPDATE: Mohamed Sanu has signed with the Atlanta Falcons.

For #Falcons WR Mohamed Sanu, it’s a 5-year deal worth $32.5M, source said. $14M fully guaranteed. — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 10, 2016

Bleacher Report’s Jason Cole reports that the Washington Redskins are one a handful of teams in pursuit of Cincinnati Bengals free agent wide receiver Mohamed Sanu. The Skins need to get bigger and younger at wide receiver and Sanu can help them with that.

Redskins head coach Jay Gruden recently stated that he was excited to have both DeSean Jackson and Pierre Garcon both coming back next season. However, they both currently have cap numbers near $10 million for the 2016 season.

There have been rumors that Garcon is in line for a contract extension that would lower his cap number. So the Skins should have the cap room to pay another receiver. At 6’2, 215 Sanu has the kind of size the Redskins lack at receiver.

It’s the one thing they’re missing. Also, both Garcon and Jackson are nearing 30. So the 26-year-old Mohamed Sanu would give the Skins a big receiver with some upside. But with at least five other teams after him, the Redskins are facing a challenge in order to sign Sanu.