Washington Commanders GM Adam Peters made a trade that didn't make his fans happy, and he spoke about it at the end of Day 2 of the NFL Draft.
ASHBURN, Va. -- Every NFL Draft has it's share of twists and surprises so to expect a team like theThe odds of scripting the same gameplan as thestaff is zero, below zero probably, so there are bound to be moments that confuse even the most casual observer when those who live and breathe organizational strategy divert from the lesser-informed strategy.
And for some, maybe even most, 'don't trade back with a division rival' is on that list as well. But Peters did exactly that on Friday night. While Peters and the Commanders will now face DeJean on the Eagles side of the NFC East Division rivalry the general manager said that the ability to move up as far as they did on one end of the deal compared to how far they had to move back on the other made it too good of a chance to turn down.
"He might be smaller but he is just as physical as they come," Peters said of Sainristil."He'll bring it every time. He's tough, he's extremely smart...I can't imagine anybody in his class in terms of ball skills on the defensive side of the ball. He's got incredible ball skills and that's what we look for is speed and ball skills and his instincts."
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