Thus far, Washington has only re-signed one of its players with expiring contracts: long-snapper Nick Sundberg.

But a lack of activity doesn’t reflect a lack of interest, or that the Redskins are content to let all of those players test the free agent market.

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Multiple people close to the situation said that Redskins officials plan to meet with the representatives of their impending free agents next week when the league takes over Indianapolis for the NFL Scouting Combine.

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Draft prospect evaluations and interviews will consume much of the time, but team officials and agents also carve out time for meetings to discuss their players’ contracts.

Next week will make for a busy time, because Wednesday, March 1, not only kicks off the combine, but it also marks the deadline for teams to use their franchise player tags. Redskins officials and their counterparts will get a better idea of what opposing players will hit the free agent market the following week.

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Washington followed the same approach to free agency last season, when the team remained quiet rather than working throughout the winter to re-sign its own players with expiring contracts. Team officials held talks with agents at the combine, and then just before the start of the league’s free agency negotiating window, the Redskins made a flurry of re-signings.

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