{"id":219316,"date":"2025-02-25T09:57:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T14:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=219316"},"modified":"2025-02-25T09:57:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T14:57:11","slug":"report-washington-commanders-trade-jonathan-allen-next-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/02\/25\/report-washington-commanders-trade-jonathan-allen-next-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Washington Commanders Give 2-Time Pro Bowler Permission to Seek Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington Commanders defensive tackle Jonathan Allen is one of the team\u2019s better players in recent memory, but the team could trade him before the start of the league year. A first-round pick in the 2017 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025-nfl-draft-profiles\/\" target=\"_self\">NFL Draft<\/a>, the Alabama product was one of the few consistent pieces of the late 2010\u2019s and early 2020\u2019s and became one of the league\u2019s more reliable interior defenders.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for Allen, the NFL is a \u201cwhat have you done for me lately\u201d league, and the presence of Daron Payne and second-round pick have forced Allen into a depth role. Now with one year and $15 million remaining on his contract, all signs point towards a split between player and team.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Commanders?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Commanders<\/a> have granted permission to Pro Bowl DT Jonathan Allen to seek a trade, per multiple reports. Allen is in the final year of his contract and none of the money is guaranteed. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nJ3tqesMWC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/nJ3tqesMWC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MySportsUpdate\/status\/1894389521816408273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>REPORT: Washington Commanders Give Jonathan Allen Permission to Seek Trade<\/h2>\n<p>While the Commanders want to trade Jonathan Allen, NFL Network\u2019s Ian Rapoport heavily implied the team will release him if they can\u2019t find a suitor. <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rapsheet\/status\/1894390254523543713?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In a recent tweet<\/a>, the league insider said that Washington \u201cplans to do right by the player\u2026either through trade or free agency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is a nice way of saying Jonathan Allen will not be back in 2025 and Washington will try and build on their <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/01\/24\/nfl-conference-championships-betting-odds-and-offers-for-bills-v-chiefs-commanders-v-eagles\/\" target=\"_self\">NFC Championship Game<\/a> appearance without him. Allen is not the player he once was, but the two-time Pro Bowler is still an adequate starter in a league lacking premier talent at the defensive tackle position. Whether it\u2019s through a trade or a release, the following three teams could go after the veteran.<\/p>\n<h3>Possible Fits<\/h3>\n<h4>Carolina Panthers<\/h4>\n<p>The Carolina Panthers need to fix their run defense in the worst way. After building the offense at the expense of the defense last year, Carolina must now build a well-rounded team that can maximize the window of opportunity provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/12\/06\/bryce-young-carolina-panthers-quarterback-dynasty-outlook\/\" target=\"_self\">Bryce Young\u2019s rookie contract<\/a>. The Panthers run defense was <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/fball_insights\/status\/1894232037776580970?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">historically inept<\/a> last year, ranking dead last in PFF grade and success rate allowed, and there was no close second. While Derrick Brown\u2019s return will improve the unit, finding a second reliable defensive tackle like Jonathan Allen will only improve a front seven that desperately needs an infusion of talent.<\/p>\n<h4>Dallas Cowboys<\/h4>\n<p>The \u201cselectively aggressive\u201d Dallas Cowboys probably won\u2019t trade for Jonathan Allen at his current price, and the Washington Commanders probably wouldn\u2019t send him to a division rival. However, if Washington releases the veteran, this would be a perfect fit. The Cowboys could lose <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/02\/01\/osa-odighizuwa-free-agent-fits\/\" target=\"_self\">defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa<\/a> to the open market, and they must find a cost-effective replacement. Allen will probably earn a decent paycheck in free agency, but he\u2019ll come cheaper than the 26-year-old homegrown talent. With Micah Parsons due for a massive extension, Dallas must pinch all the pennies they can.<\/p>\n<h4>New Orleans Saints<\/h4>\n<p>Much like the Cowboys, the New Orleans Saints do not have the cap space to trade with the Washington Commanders for Jonathan Allen. However, they could sign him to a one-year deal in free agency and structure it to minimize his 2025 cap hit. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/04\/07\/bryan-bresee-2023-nfl-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_self\">First-round pick Bryan Bresee<\/a> is a solid interior pass rusher, but the defensive tackle cannot play the run. While it\u2019s not glamorous work, Allen can solidify the trenches while allowing Bresee to thrive in a more situational role.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo Courtesy of Peter Casey &#8211; Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Washington Commanders have reportedly given two-time Pro Bowler Jonathan Allen permission to seek a trade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2376,"featured_media":219321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[36,8896],"tags":[1532,7661,7659,8996],"class_list":["post-219316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-news","category-washington-commanders","tag-jonathan-allen","tag-panthers-featured","tag-saints-featured","tag-washington-commanders-news"],"modified_by":"Drew VonScio","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219316"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219316\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":219323,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219316\/revisions\/219323"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/219321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}