According to FoxSports.com, the St. Louis Rams have agreed to a pre-draft trade with the Washington Redskins for the right to the Rams’ second overall pick in the upcoming draft. With the pick, the Redskins are expected to draft Baylor’s Heisman trophy winning QB Robert Griffin III.
The ‘Skins paid a hefty price for the speedy signal caller as the team will send the Rams its first-(#6 overall) and second-round picks in this year’s draft, as well as a first-round pick in 2013 and 2014.
Les Snead, the Rams’ new general manager, announced last the week team would be shopping the pick and received interest from plenty of teams including the Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins and others. But in the end, Daniel Snyder’s desire for a franchise QB, and ample cap space for free agents, allowed his team to swoop in to get his man.
Due to league rules, the trade cannot become official until Tues., March 13 when the league year becomes official.
Hopefully the Rams’ new front office regime will be more productive with its high draft picks than those in the past. With the 6th overall pick, the team will likely be in position to draft either Justin Blackmon, Trent Richardson or Morris Claiborne.
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