The Commanders “have a plan” to re-sign impending free-agent DT Daron Payne, per GM Martin Mayhew. Payne, 25, is set to enter free agency this offseason, but the Commanders intend to keep him in Washington. “Daron is an important part of what we're doing. Great year this year. 11.5 sacks. The guy played outstanding football this year. He's always been disruptive. He's always been in the back field, he's always been around the ball. Well, this was the first year he really was finishing the way that he finished this year, so he played outstanding football for us. It'd be difficult to move forward without him, obviously. We have a plan and we definitely wanna get him back,” Mayhew said. Payne started all 17 games this season and recorded 64 total tackles (career-high), 32 solo, 18 tackles for loss (career-high), 11.5 sacks (career-high), one fumble recovery, and five pass defenses (career-high). Payne’s estimated market value on a contract is $14.2M per year, per spotrac. Credit ...