Washington Commanders Free Agency: Veteran NFC West CB visiting today
MIAMI, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 02: Ahkello Witherspoon #23 of the San Francisco 49ers reacts against the Kansas City Chiefs during the fourth quarter in Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium on February 02, 2020 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) | Getty ImagesThe NFL world was buzzing with draft updates from Ohio State's Pro Day yesterday, but the Washington Commanders are still working on filling their 90-man roster. There are a lot of unsigned players available, and one of them will be in Ashburn today. Mike Garafolo reported that the Commanders will be hosting former 49ers/Rams CB Ahkello Witherspoon for a free agency visit today.
Witherspoon(6'2'', 215 lbs) just turned 31 this month, and is preparing for his 10th NFL season. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 3rd round of the 2017 draft. That was the year current Commanders GM Adam Peters was hired as the Niners' Vice President of Player Personnel. Witherspoon left in free agency after playing out his rookie contract, and was briefly on the Seahawks, before being traded to the Steelers. He only started 13 games over two seasons in Pittsburgh. He had his first season as a full-time starter after he joined the Rams. Witherspoon's three-year stint in Los Angeles ended with him suffering a scapula injury twice last season.
The Commanders still need to add cornerbacks to a thin roster. They signed former Lions DB Amik Robertson in free agency, and they have Trey Amos and Mikey Sainristil returning for another season. Adam Peters can draft someone like LSU's Mansoor Delane in next month's draft, but they still need more depth. Witherspoon played on a 1-year, $1.255 million contract last season, and would be a bargain addition to the roster.
Veteran CB Ahkello Witherspoon is visiting the #Commanders tomorrow, source says. Entering his 10th season, Witherspoon was drafted by the #49ers when now-Washington GM Adam Peters was a personnel executive for the Niners. pic.twitter.com/EFOY5HulQY
- Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) March 25, 2026
Washington will host CB Akhello Witherspoon Thursday per @MikeGarafolo. Commanders need more CBs. Adam Peters was in SF when they drafted him in the 3rd round in 2017. Has 64 career starts. Coming off broken scapula; first one occurred in Oct. Broke it again in postseason.
- John Keim (@john_keim) March 25, 2026
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Int | Yds | IntTD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | FRTD | Sk | Comb | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sfty | AV | Awards |
| 2017 | 22 | SFO | NFL | LCB | 12 | 9 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 23 | SFO | NFL | RCB | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 37 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 24 | SFO | NFL | RCB | 10 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 25 | SFO | NFL | DB | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 26 | PIT | NFL | DB | 9 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 27 | PIT | NFL | CB | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 28 | LAR | NFL | DB | 17 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 52 | 43 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 29 | LAR | NFL | CB | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 30 | LAR | NFL | CB | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 Yrs | 96 | 64 | 13 | 129 | 1 | 41 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 243 | 204 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 11 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 43 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| SFO (4 Yrs) | 47 | 33 | 4 | 67 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 117 | 99 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |||||
| LAR (3 Yrs) | 36 | 24 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 91 | 74 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |||||
| PIT (2 Yrs) | 13 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Generated 3/26/2026.