NFL Rumors: Zach Brown to Be Released by Redskins Amid Trade Buzz

The Washington Redskins reportedly plan to release veteran linebacker Zach Brown on Wednesday.

According to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero, Brown garnered interest from multiple teams when the Redskins shopped him on the trade market, meaning he may not be a free agent for long.

Brown had two years remaining on the three-year contract he signed with Washington last year, and the Redskins will save $5.75 million against the salary cap by parting ways with him, per Spotrac.

The 29-year-old Brown spent the past two seasons in Washington. He racked up 127 tackles and 2.5 sacks in just 13 games in 2017 and followed that with 96 tackles and one sack over 16 games last season.

Brown made just 12 starts last year, as Shaun Dion Hamilton took on a greater role inside next to leading tackler Mason Foster.

Before signing with the Redskins, Brown spent one season with the Buffalo Bills in 2016 and put up the best numbers of his career. He finished with 149 tackles, four sacks and one interception en route to being named to his only Pro Bowl.

Before that, Brown played four years with the Tennessee Titans, who selected him in the second round of the 2012 NFL draft out of North Carolina.

By releasing Brown, the Redskins created cap space to put toward the signing of safety Landon Collins. According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, Washington and Collins came to terms on a six-year, $84 million contract that will become official when the new league year begins Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET.

Losing Brown could hurt their linebacker depth, but the Redskins own the No. 15 overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft and could use that selection on the position if they don't believe their quarterback of the future is available at that spot.

On his latest big board, Bleacher Report's Matt Miller ranked LSU's Devin White and Michigan's Devin Bush as the top two linebackers in the 2019 class, and either of them could emerge as potential targets for Washington.