Commanders decline linebacker Jamin Davis’s fifth-year option

The Washington Commanders declined the fifth-year contract option for linebacker Jamin Davis, according to two people with knowledge of the decision, putting their 2021 first-round draft pick on track to become a free agent next March.

The decision should come as no surprise; the extra fifth year, available to first-round picks and fully guaranteed when exercised, was projected to be worth $14.483 million and would have made Davis among the four highest paid linebackers in the NFL by average salary.