By james art 
For weeks now, people have been clamoring for Washington Commanders general manager Adam Peters to make a trade.
Specifically, those with a vested interest in the Commanders continued success wanted Peters and head coach Dan Quinn to add a cornerback and/or rusher.
Names like Carolina Panthers cornerback Jacey Horn and Cleveland Browns cornerback Greg Newsome II have been thrown out there as potential targets. But if Peters had made that trade in the past two weeks, then he wouldn’t have been able to make a move to bring New Orleans Saints star Marshawn Lattimore to Washington.
“Although the Saints fired Dennis Allen after a seven-game losing streak, it doesn’t sound like a fire sale before tomorrow’s trade deadline,” NFL insider Tom Pelissero reported Monday night. “They got calls and they could move guys like CB Marshon Lattimore. But a massive sell-off seems unlikely.”
While New Orleans may not trade all of its pieces, the Commanders are likely only interested in one — what Pelissero says might be available.
Now the conflict here comes in the form of compensation. In their trade presentation sending Lattimore to Washington, the 33rd team floated the idea of sending a 2025 NFL 3rd round pick to the Saints for a cornerback.
That would leave the Commanders with one in the third round, as they have two currently stemming from the trade of receiver Jahan Dotson. In theory, that could turn trading Dotson and a 5th round draft pick next year to the Philadelphia Eagles for Lattimore and two 7th round picks in 2025. Not a bad deal if you ask us.
Lattimore turns 29 next May and was a first-round pick by New Orleans in the 2017 NFL Draft.
Although he hasn’t recorded an interception this season, he has 15 in his career and at least one in every year he’s played so far.
He is a four-time Pro Bowl cornerback and is under contract through 2026, but has no guaranteed money after this season and less than $1 million still owed on his guarantees this season.
After its bye week in Week 14 of the season, Washington visits the Saints in New Orleans.
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