Commanders Can ‘Accelerate’ Jayden Daniels With Trade for ‘Certified Weapon’
Trading for a two-time 1,000-yard wide receiver would “accelerate” Jayden Daniels’ transition to the NFL, so the Washington Commanders make sense as a landing spot for Tee Higgins.
He’s set to play on the franchise tag for the Cincinnati Bengals this season, unless a trade can be worked out. A trade remains a possibility after NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport confirmed Higgins and the Bengals “will not do an extension.”
The Commanders should make room for a deal, according to CBS Sports’ Garrett Podell. He believes this trade would work out for all parties for the following three reasons: “Sure, Washington already has Pro Bowler Terry McLaurin in place, but after that it’s a bunch of youngsters.
Providing Daniels with two proven wide receivers from the get-go could accelerate his NFL development, and the Commanders currently have a little over $37 million in cap space at the moment, the second most in the league, according to OverTheCap.com. The Bengals also get the benefit of trading Higgins out of the AFC with this move, something that sometimes matters in deals of this magnitude.”
Equipping Daniels, the second player selected in this year’s draft, with what he needs is in the Commanders’ best interests. They expect Daniels to be their franchise quarterback and inspire a quick turnaround, two things Higgins helped Joe Burrow and the Bengals achieve.
As NFL.com’s Michael Baca put it, 2020 second-rounder “Higgins has been a certified weapon for Joe Burrow when healthy, especially in the postseason.”
