Shanahan interested in Terrell Owens or Brandon Marshall?

Before we get to the question and the non-answer, let's first establish what we know:

(1) Kyle Shanahan had the league's top-ranked passing attack last season.

(2) The Redskins were interested enough in upgrading the wide receiver position to bring in free agent Antonio Bryant for a visit. He signed elsewhere, and the Redskins likely would consider others.

(3) Terrell Owens is in need of a new home, and Brandon Marshall appears to be headed out of Denver.

So would Shanahan have any interest in either of these controversial wide receivers?

Spoiler alert: He isn't tipping his hand. Shanahan wouldn't rule out either receiver and indicated that as free agent prices fall, the Redskins could get involved in the bidding process with some players well after the draft.

Shanahan strongly considered signing Owens in 2006, before the outspoken, headline-grabbing receiver joined the Dallas Cowboys. Asked this week about Owens, an unrestricted free agent, Shanahan said:

"We don't talk about who's on our radar screen for obvious reasons, but we do have a plan. And sometimes we'll wait to see what the market value is relative to the price, how many guys might be out there. But we're going to constantly try to upgrade our football team, and sometimes it has to do with salary as much as has to do with just getting depth. And maybe after our minicamps, maybe after the draft, some guy will be out there, and we'll gobble him because we think he has a chance to improve our football team."

Some reports indicate that Owens wants to match his $6.5 million salary from last season, though his agent has said the receiver will be more flexible.

Marshall is another intriguing name. There are differing reports about the relationship he and Shanahan shared in Denver. Marshall is a restricted free agent and carries a first-round tender. The Redskins wouldn't part with fourth overall pick for Marshall, but the Broncos could always consider a trade.

Shanahan smiled when asked about Marshall this week. "Just have to wait and see," he said. "Can't share that with you."