Commanders cut veteran OL Ereck Flowers

The Commanders released offensive lineman Ereck Flowers, according to agent Drew Rosenhaus (Twitter link via Adam Schefter of ESPN.com). The move will allow Flowers to sign with any club.

Flowers came to Washington last year via trade with the Dolphins. It was effectively a cap dump for the ‘Fins, as the deal was completed with a simple swap of late-round picks. For Flowers, it was a reunion and an opportunity to reprise some of his best career work in 2019. Playing as Washington’s left guard, Flowers excelled and parlayed his strong showing into a three-year, $30M contract with Miami.

Flowers earned decent marks from Pro Football Focus while in South Beach. His 65.9 overall score had him tied as the No. 32 guard in the NFL in 2020. This past year, Flowers was up-and-down, allowing six sacks on the year. On the plus side, he ceded only two sacks.

Similar to his last foray into free agency, Flowers has an opportunity to cash in given the dearth of quality interior linemen across the league. While this year’s guard crop was stronger than most, many of this year’s biggest names have already come off of the board.

By cutting Flowers, Washington will clear an additional $10M from its books.