Washington Commanders 'Fielding Trade Calls' for No. 2 Pick in NFL Draft

Washington Commanders coach Dan Quinn recently spoke about the team receiving calls to trade out of their pick in the upcoming NFL Draft.

Washington Commanders coach Dan Quinn (left) and general manager Adam Peters (right) have been receiving calls about trading back in the 2024 NFL Draft. / G Fiume/GettyImages

ORLANDO - There may not be a worst-kept secret in the NFL - here at the league owners meetings in Orlando and beyond - that the top three teams in the league need a new quarterback, including the Washington Commanders who currently own the No. 2 overall pick in the upcoming NFL Draft.

While the Chicago Bears are expected to take USC quarterback Caleb Williams No. 1, the Commanders have the potential to turn the first night of the draft on its head if they decide to take a quarterback, but trade back in the process.

A reality that is closer to developing as Washington receives - and listens to - trade offers for their pick.

Washington Commanders coach Dan Quinn (left) and general manager Adam Peters (right) have been receiving calls about trading back in the 2024 NFL Draft. / G Fiume/GettyImages

“I would anticipate (Peters) fielding these calls as it goes through, and usually it’s not necessarily later than No. 6 or 7, but those people who are usually in the top four or five, there’s somebody that somebody has targeted, and I think it’s mostly like ‘Well, I’ve got to take a shot!,’" Quinn told Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. "A lot of times it’s no, like ‘Thanks for calling’ but it is part of the process, and you have to do your due diligence to listen and to find out just to make sure, like is there something that you just couldn’t refuse.

“II think anybody in personnel with the skills of Adam, they’re going to listen, but there’s only so many things that you’d consider, and it’d better be really good.”

While Quinn discusses the possibility of trading back in the draft he's also recently spoken about the likelihood of the Commanders drafting a quarterback specifically.

The best bet for Washington to agree to a trade is if a team tries to leapfrog the New England Patriots at No. 3 for a quarterback they covet over the rest of the options, inspiring them to pay a premium for a one spot move up the board.

Similar trades were executed in 2017 and again in 2019 by the San Francisco 49ers during the time Peters was a junior executive under general manager John Lynch.

Having been directly connected to the negotiations involved in both one-pick trade downs by the 49ers gives Peters a unique advantage in these talks, and could produce dividends for the Commanders in the right circumstance.

Either way, as the team gets mostly positive feedback from the nearly two dozen new contracts it's agreed to this offseason there's little doubt that whatever Washington executes on draft night, it'll be well received.