Washington Post
Posted at 11:47 PM ET, 03/09/2012
Washington Redskins acquire No. 2 pick in NFL Draft in trade with St. Louis Rams
Redskins pay high price to get their QB
Well, that settles that, then. Count the Washington Redskins out on Peyton Manning and count them in, big on Robert Griffin III. Adam Schefter reports that Washington has agreed to trade its next three first-round picks plus this year's second-round pick to the St. Louis Rams in exchange for the No. 2 overall pick in this year's draft. With Indianapolis expected to take Andrew Luck No. 1 overall and the Redskins desperate for a quarterback, we are left to presume they will use that pick to draft Griffin, the Heisman Trophy winner out of Baylor, to be their quarterback of the future.
It isn't surprising that the Redskins are trading up for Griffin. They wanted him badly, and there are few if any teams in the league that need help at quarterback more than they do. What's shocking is the price. To move up four spots in this year's draft,
they are trading away first-rounders in 2013 and 2014, as well as a second-rounder in 2012. It feels like too much, and it puts a heck of a lot of pressure on Griffin. They're basically going to draft him and tell him, "All right. It's all yours. But we don't have a first-round pick in either of the next two years with which to help you out."
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