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USAT: Washington Wire

Mar 18, 2022

It didn’t take long for former Washington defensive tackle Matt Ioannidis to find a new home. Ioannidis agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the Carolina Panthers Friday, reuniting him with his former college coach at Temple, Matt Rhule. - Ioannidis, released Wednesday just before the new NFL league began, spent six seasons with the Washington Commanders after being a fifth-round pick in the 2016 NFL draft. - After his release, Ioannidis’ agent sounded off, saying he directly asked Washington’s representatives at the NFC combine if Ioannidis was in the team’s plans, and Washington’s top salary-cap guy, Rob Rogers, told the agent he had nothing to worry about. - - Matt Ioannidis is signing with the Carolina Panthers, per source - — Bussin' With The Boys (@BussinWTB) March 18, 2022 - - - The Commanders were in desperate need for salary-cap space after agreing to trade for quarterback Carson Wentz and his $28 million salary in 2022. However, Washington knew over a week ago Wentz was coming and should have spoken to the agent ahead of time and let him know this was a possibility. Ioannidis deserved that respect. - In six years with the Commanders, Ioannidis appeared in 73 games, with 40 starts, and finished with 175 tackles and 24.5 sacks. -   - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Washington Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Washington Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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