Dashon Goldson Trade Further Highlights Bust Free-Agent Class of 2013

April 3, 2015   ·   Zach Kruse   ·   Jump to comments

Another member of 2013's bust free-agent class is departing the team that once spent millions to acquire him. 
According to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have traded safety Dashon Goldson—who signed a deal worth over $40 million back in March 2013—to Washington. The compensation was as insignificant as it was telling: Per Albert Breer of NFL Network, the Bucs received back a sixth-round pick but also needed to send Washington a seventh-rounder. 
The move saves Tampa Bay money on the cap but provides little else. The team is probably lucky to receive anything in return for the 30-year-old safety. 
Goldson now joins a comically long list of busts from free agency in 2013. 
From Mike Wallace to LaRon Landry, nearly all the big deals from that fateful year have turned out to be misguided investments. It's another case study in the perils of free agency, which occasionally brings together a perfect fit of tea...

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