13-02-2025
What type of free agent contract might Commanders WR receive?
Wide receiver Dyami Brown: Is he somebody the Commanders should bring back next year? And if so, what is Brown's free agent value to NFL teams?
That was the subject that came up for a segment of the 'Chris Russell Show' on Wednesday afternoon on The Team 980. Here is a glimpse from Russell's second hour, Wednesday.
Brown has played out his rookie contract during his four years with Washington and could go on the open market soon if he is not re-signed by the Commanders' GM, Adam Peters.
A caller suggested Dyami Brown is now worth a contract of somewhere between $10-13 million per year. Chris Russell, the show host, countered, 'I am guessing, I have no clue. I am looking at the scarcity of weapons on the market (receivers). I am looking at the very good year he had, including in postseason play.'
'I know he had the key fumble on the second series against the Eagles (NFC Championship game). I am just looking at the trajectory, so I don't think $18-20M is that absurd. Maybe a little high, sure, but in a league where we now pay some receiver $35M, I don't think it is that absurd.'
The caller countered that if Brown is asking the Commanders for that much, then for the production the Commanders received from Brown, he would rather draft a receiver out of college who can provide the same production for a cheaper price. Russell expressed that the caller made a fair point.
Russell later suggested that NFL teams value Brown at perhaps $14M. If so, one team could still offer much more than the market value.
The next caller pointed to Brown's inconsistency, which seemed to occur each of his four seasons with Washington. The caller suggested Brown would only generate a contract of $6 or $7M annually.
During a commercial break, Russell went to Spotrac to discover what the resource suggests is Brown's market value. Russell reminded listeners that in 2024, Brown had a modest 30 receptions for 308 yards (10.3 YPR) and a single receiving touchdown. In three postseason games, Brown collected 14 receptions for 229 yards (16.4 YPR) and one touchdown.
To his surprise and all his listeners Russell expressed Spotrac has Brown's base calculated value at 3 years $7.3M and his ultimate calculated market value at 1 year, $1.937M.
Russell concluded, 'I am clearly overrating Dyami Brown.'
The 'Chris Russell Show' segment was a very good listen on Wednesday afternoon.
