Commanders To Add CB Amik Robertson

Amik Robertson hit free agency a second time, and he will again choose to depart his current team. The recent Lions cornerback is joining the Commanders, NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero reports.

Washington is giving the former Raiders draftee a two-year, $16MM deal that includes $9.3MM guaranteed. Robertson, 27, spent the past two years with the Lions and started 14 games with the team.

A 2020 fourth-round pick out of Louisiana Tech, Robertson spent the first four seasons of his career with the Raiders. After making only brief cameos on defense through his first two years in the NFL, he got into more than half of his team’s defensive snaps in 2022 and 2023. That latter campaign still represents the cornerback’s best season, as Robertson finished the campaign with 50 tackles and a pair of interceptions.

That performance earned him a two-year, $9.25MM contract ($4.5MM guaranteed) with the Lions the following offseason. He didn’t miss a game during his time in Detroit, starting 14 of his 34 appearances. He got into a career-high 76 percent of his team’s defensive snaps this past season, finishing with 52 stops and a career-high 12 passes defended. He allowed a career-high eight touchdowns.

Robertson has shown the ability to play both on the outside and in the slot, although he’s likely eyeing that latter role in Washington. Trey Amos and Mike Sainristil are currently penciled in as the Commanders’ two outside CBs. For Detroit, this is a tough subtraction for a squad that has some question marks in their secondary. Terrion Arnold is currently being investigated for his ties to a kidnapping and robbery plot, while safeties Brian Branch and Kerby Joseph are both returning from season-ending injuries.