St. Louis Rams Reportedly Deal No. 2 Pick To Washington Redskins At A Hefty Price

One would assume the Washington Redskins just swapped first round picks in the 2012 NFL Draft with the St. Louis Rams, in addition to sending two future first-round picks and a second, in an effort to draft Robert Griffin III. The Heisman winner from Baylor is a can’t miss prospect, even if the bounty to trade into position to draft him was hefty. But that doesn’t mean the Redskins are done yet.

No, Washington still has its eyes on the prize, according to Adam Schefter.

Adam Schefter of ESPN followed up on Facebook, reporting that the Rams will receive three first-round draft picks and a second-round pick from Washington.

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NFL Network’s Jason La Canfora reports via multiple sources that the Rams could trade the pick much sooner than April’s draft, perhaps as soon as March when free agency opens.

I think the best time to do it would be shortly after free agency starts, as teams weigh their options with Flynn or Manning versus the prospects of trading up with St. Louis to get RG3.

The Redskins are reportedly prepared to send their No. 6 overall pick in this year’s draft, next year’s first-round pick and assorted other picks to St. Louis for the chance to pick Griffin.

Whoever gets Griffin will be getting a player that would probably go No. 1 many years. He recently clocked a 4.41 40 time and finished off his college career by throwing for 4,293 yards, 37 touchdowns and just six interceptions. Mocking the Draft considers him the No. 5 overall prospect, but almost every mock draft has him going at No. 2.

The Rams have quite a few needs on their football team on both sides of the football, so looking to pick up as many draft picks as possible is a smart play. The Rams could also simply just use the pick on a player they really like if no one’s willing to pony up something acceptable. As it stands right now, the Rams are preliminarily talking to teams about a trade, but no official offers have been made.

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Head coach Jeff Fisher indicated his team would be willing to trade the second pick and COO Kevin Demoff, who spoke to Peter King over the weekend, indicated the same.

Demoff told King there were a few dates to watch when it comes to potentially trading the pick. The first is shortly before free agency hits on March 13, the second is around Baylor’s pro day when Griffin III likely impresses again, and the third is shortly before the NFL draft in April.

It appears as though the Rams may be amenable to trading their slot in the first round for the right compensation. Aaron Wilson of the Carroll County Times sent out a series of tweets on Friday with comments from Rams head coach Jeff Fisher.

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