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Washington Commanders cornerback Noah Igbinoghene.
The Washington Commanders have re-tooled large chunks of their defense just through the first 2 weeks of the offseason — just not at cornerback.
The Commanders saw one of their cornerbacks from 2025 walk out the door this week as former 1st round pick Noah Igbinoghene signed with the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks.
“The Seahawks signed former Commanders CB Noah Igbinoghene today,” Sleeper Commanders HQ wrote on its official X account on Tuesday.
Igbinoghene was a 1st round pick (No. 30 overall) by the Miami Dolphins in the 2020 NFL draft and has approximately $14.1 million in career earnings but just 1 career interception — and no picks since 2022.
Noah Igbinoghene Part of Magical 2024 Season
Igbinoghene was part of 1 of the most incredible seasons in franchise history in 2024 as the Commanders went 12-5 and advanced to the NFC Championship Game for the 1st time since 1991.
Playing on a 1-year, $1.266 million contract, Igbinoghene played in every regular-season game for the 1st time since his rookie season in 2020 and started a career-high 10 games.
Igbinoghene got a slight raise for 2025 when he signed a 1-year, $1.5 million contract, but Bleacher Report’s Alex Ballentine put him on the list of players who might be trade assets before the season in anticipation of the Commanders adding a cornerback in the draft, which they did.
Commanders Love to Draft Mediocre Cornerbacks
The Commanders have added cornerbacks in each of the last 3 drafts. Not very good ones, either.
Their 2023 1st round pick, cornerback Emmanuel Forbes, was released midway through his 2nd season.
Their 2024 2nd round pick, Mike Sainristil, seemed like a star in the making during his rookie season — including 2 interceptions in an NFC Divisional Round upset of the No. 1 seed Detroit Lions. Sainrisitl’s play regressed in a major way in 2025.
Their 2025 2nd round pick, cornerback Trey Amos, looked like he could be a plug-and-play starter, but it turned out there was a reason Amos was projected as a 1st round pick but dropped to the 2nd round .
According to reports from ESPN and The Athletic, the Commanders overlooked a major medical issue with Amos which came up before the NFL draft — something head coach Dan Quinn said the team “was comfortable with” before selecting him
“Quinn confirmed an ESPN report that a back issue popped up for teams during Amos’ pre-draft evaluations,” The Athletic’s Ben Standig wrote on May 11. “Considered a potential first-round pick, the first-team All-SEC selection slipped to Washington at No. 61.”
Trey Amos Suffered Season-Ending Injury
Not surprisingly, Amos missed the last 7 games of the regular season with a fractured fibula in a 44-22 loss to the Lions on November 10.
From Heavy’s Perry Miller Carpenter: “Amos’ rookie season had been promising before the setback. In his limited action on Sunday, the 6-foot-1 cornerback recorded two solo tackles, bringing his season total to 17 solo tackles and six pass deflections. During his final collegiate season at Ole Miss in 2024, Amos made a name for himself with 39 solo tackles, 13 pass deflections, and three interceptions, earning All-SEC honors.”
The Commanders actually added a pretty good cornerback in free agency, signing Amik Robertson away from the Lions on a 2-year, $16 million contract.
Tony Adame covers the NFL for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Commanders, Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos. A veteran sports writer and editor since 2004, his work has been featured at Stadium Talk, Yardbarker, NW Florida Daily News and Pensacola News Journal. More about Tony Adame
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