Football Team's Deshazor Everett: Starting at free safety Sunday

Everett is slated to start at free safety Sunday against the Giants in place of Troy Apke, Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports.

Everett replaced Apke midway through a Week 5 loss to the Rams, and he'll retain the starting job in Week 6. The 28-year-old was a starter for the team in 2017 but has filled into a reserve role since, but Washington hopes he'll be an immediate boost to a defense that ranks 21st in points against this year.