Detroit Lions Trade with Washington Commanders Was A Dream Come Through According to Sensational Ace
Brad Holmes and Lions could be looking to trade out of first round.
The Detroit Lions are in new territory ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft.
For starters, the organization, which has normally been associated with losing, is now viewed as a contender. There are no beckoning needs, as the team has plenty of talent. Additionally, the first-round pick the Lions hold is the latest that Brad Holmes has had in four years as the team’s general manager.
As a result, there are several directions in which the team could go. One of them is to trade down and out of the opening night, which would allow Detroit to stack capital for the middle rounds.
According to reports, one team potentially interested in trading back into the first round is the Washington Commanders. NFL Network’s Lance Zierlein suggested that the Commanders could be looking to move back into the first round, while maintaining control of the second overall selection.
The Lions have a connection to the Commanders, as Lance Newmark is Washington’s assistant general manager. Previously, Newmark had been an executive with the Lions for parts of 26 seasons.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter caused quite a stir connecting quarterback Jayden Daniels to the Washington Commanders, but he may now be changing his tune.
There are moments in life where what we say can be taken out of context, and in the case of ESPN’s Adam Schefter making comments about quarterback Jayden Daniels’ likelihood of playing for the Washington Commanders, that was one of them.
In an interview on the Trap or Dive podcast, Schefter ended his appearance on the show by telling the three hosts – avid Commanders fans – they were probably safe to go buy their Jayden Daniels jerseys.
The comment came at the end of a long discussion about Washington, the NFL Draft, and the potential of Daniels to land there at No. 2. And it set off a firestorm that got the podcast elevated views, mentions on popular shows, and had anyone with an ability to pay attention to 10 seconds of commentary moving on to the No. 3 overall pick as far as speculation was concerned.
The problem is, Schefter said a lot more than that on the entire episode, which is what the Insider pointed out in some follow-up conversations on more nationally known shows like the Pat McAfee Show.
“That’s completely taken out of context,” Schefter told McAfee when discussing the comment. “I was on that podcast for – I don’t know – 20 minutes, half an hour, and I couldn’t have been more clear, saying over and over, that the signs point to Jayden Daniels at No. 2, it’s tracking toward Jayden Daniels, but there’s no decision.”
Essentially, Schefter says, the comment was a fun ‘throw-away’ moment at the end of a fun podcast interview. Not a report. What he said above is the report, and has been for quite some time now.
