Safety Kamren Curl arrived in Washington in 2020, the same year as defensive end Chase Young and head coach Ron Rivera. On Tuesday, Young and 2019 first-round pick Montez Sweat were traded to the San Francisco 49ers and Chicago Bears, respectively.
And Rivera, with a new owner in town, could soon be on his way out.
Curl, who like Young and Sweat, is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season. However, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reported Monday that the Commanders weren’t shopping Curl and preferred to retain him via a long-term extension.
At 12:59 p.m. ET on Tuesday, after Sweat was traded to the Bears, Curl had the following response on Twitter — or X.
😵💫
— Kam Curl (@KCurl_2) October 31, 2023
Then, at 2:47 p.m. ET, 10 minutes after Ian Rapoport of NFL Network broke the news of Young’s trade to the 49ers, Curl had the following response.
Bruh
— Kam Curl (@KCurl_2) October 31, 2023
What does this mean? Absolutely nothing. Curl knows Washington values him, and NFL players all understand the league is a business, first and foremost.
Will Curl miss his teammates? Sure. But life in the NFL moves fast, and the next move from Curl will likely be a contract extension, or Washington could choose to use the franchise tag if no deal is reached.