The Washington Commanders are in the market for pass rushers and they’ve been linked to every big name that’s been on the trade block, and some pending free agents. Trading for Myles Garrett seemed like a long-shot, but the possibility made plenty of headlines in Washington and Philadelphia since Garrett declared during Super Bowl week that he was done in Cleveland, and wanted to spend the rest of his career with a winning team. Multiple first round picks were floated as the cost for the future Hall of Famer, but all the trade scenarios ended with this morning’s news.
The Cleveland Browns are making Myles Garrett the highest-paid defensive end in the NFL, and he’s staying with Cleveland for the next five years. He’ll average $40 million per season and has $123.5 million. He’s probably never winning a Super Bowl in Cleveland, but he’s financially secure for a long time thanks to this new deal.
The next biggest name on the defensive end trade market is Cincinnati Bengals pass rusher Trey Hendrickson. The Washington Commanders continue to show interest, but the cost to acquire him will be high in both draft capital and salary cap money. He isn’t expected to command multiple first round picks like Garrett, but it will likely take some high picks to get him out of Cincinnati. He’s also looking for a new deal that will pay him $30+ million per year.
The Washington Commanders have already made several trades(Lattimore, Samuel) that have dropped them down to six picks for next month’s draft. Adam Peters wants to build this team through the draft, but is also aggressively working to add talent to the team to take advantage of the early success they’ve had with QB Jayden Daniels who was drafted 2nd overall last year.