The Rams will send two draft choices to the Chiefs for Marcus Peters, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com reports (on Twitter).
Neither of those selections will come in the first round, but the Chiefs will nab a second-round pick from the Rams. Rapoport reports Kansas City will receive Los Angeles’ 2018 fourth-round pick and its 2019 second-rounder for Peters.
Adam Schefter of ESPN.com reports (on Twitter) the Chiefs will also send a sixth-round pick in this year’s draft to the Rams along with Peters in this swap. The Chiefs were asking for a third-round pick and a player — like they received from the Redskins for Alex Smith — but ended up receiving this package from the Rams, per Albert Breer of SI.com (Twitter link). Robert Quinn‘s name came up during the talks.
Although the Rams will be getting a high-ceiling player whose rookie contract — via the team picking up Peters’ 2019 option — has two years left, only they and the 49ers were confirmed suitors. Matt Miller of Bleacher Report tweets an NFC personnel exec notes the return wasn’t as high as could be expected for a player of Peters’ caliber because of the low number of teams bidding.
By trading two of their best players, the Chiefs have now added third- and fourth-round picks in this year’s draft. This will help in a year in which they do not own a first-round choice. They acquired a third-rounder in the Smith deal. The Rams do not have a 2018 second-rounder, having sent it to the Bills for Sammy Watkins last August (they collected a sixth-round choice in that deal as well). They now do not have a 2019 Round 2 choice but are in line to employ a cornerback who landed on the All-Pro first team in 2016. Peters was the first Chiefs cornerback since Albert Lewis in 1990 to be named a first-team All-Pro.
The Chiefs selected Peters with the No. 18 pick in the 2015 draft, and he went on to become the NFL’s defensive rookie of the year. He’s been a polarizing player, having clashed with Kansas City’s coaching staff and with a sect of the Chiefs’ fanbase due to being part of the racial inequality protest, but has created takeaways at a historic rate. Peters has 19 interceptions, five forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries in three seasons.
The Chiefs were leery about paying Peters as a top-market corner, and that responsibility will now fall on the Rams. Los Angeles, though, will be getting a top-tier corner and have him under team control at rates of $3.1MM (2018) and at around $9MM (2019).
Such a pathetic netting considering how elite he is. The pats didn’t trade brady when he was having issues. Same with zeke. Just plain out stupid what kc did unless something bad happend that we don’t know about
Locker room issues are a huge factor. Zeke has off the field issues but seems to be well-liked by his teammates. Same with Brady, and Brady plays the most important issue. If Peters has caused issues in the locker room, then getting him out asap makes more sense than holding onto him and hoping the issue goes away.
This return seems right given how big of a head case he seems to be… maybe it’s just the couple on field instances we saw this past season, but the return would suggest otherwise. They wanted to rid themselves of a locker room cancer. That’s what it seems to be to me.
it was either trade him or lose him for nothing next year. we got what I thought we were gonna get a 2nd and a 3rd or 4th. But giving up the 6th also makes it feel a little uneven.
Lose him for nothing? They had the rights to him through 2020
Top 2 corner in the game for this. Headcase or not its a steal for the Rams
Andy Reid… dude. That’s some bad GM-ing.
wow that’s all they got for 2 years of the best corner….I have to believe peters is a headache if the best corner in the league only gets a 2nd and a 4th…the eagles traded a 2nd and Jordan Matthews for crappy Ronald darby