New Redskins general manager Scot McCloughan used his first offseason in Washington to make some serious upgrades to a depleted roster.
McCloughan may have finally provided Washington with the quality defensive tackle they were lacking, signing former Broncos stud Terrance Knighton to a team friendly offer.
After signing a one-year, $4 million pact with the Redskins, the man known as “Pot Roast” believes he was “the biggest steal in free agency,” according to SI.com’s Don Banks.
“Yeah, I was (the biggest steal),” Knighton told Banks this week during OTAs. “But I’ve always bet on myself. I consider myself a premier player in this league, and I’ve got a lot of football left. This will be my seventh season, so when I hit the table again, there won’t be any excuses next time.”
With concerns over his weight and conditioning, free agency didn’t exactly go the way he expected.
“Yeah, maybe my weight was an issue for some, but my thing is turn on the tape,” Knighton said. “There have been plenty of big guys. I’m not the first big guy to come through this league. You’ve got Vince Wilfork, you’ve got Casey Hampton. All these types of guys who have been big and successful and got big contracts. But turn on my tape. There are guys at my position in this league who make more money than me, but who can’t fit into my shoes.”
We’ll see if the character known as ‘Pork chop’ can carry the Redsksins interior.