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Earlier today, The Kansas City Chiefs finalized a blockbuster trade when they sent star cornerback Marcus Peters to the LA Rams for some draft picks.
Via ESPN
The Los Angeles Rams have agreed to acquire Pro Bowl cornerback Marcus Peters from the Kansas City Chiefs, sources told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.The Chiefs are expected to get back draft picks but no other players.The deal cannot be made official until March 14.
Peters would presumably step in as the Rams’ primary cornerback, which might spell the end of Trumaine Johnson’s tenure with the Rams. Peters has 19 interceptions in his first three NFL seasons and was named first-team All-Pro in 2016, the second of back-to-back Pro Bowl appearances.
Peters was originally the 18th overall pick out of Washington in 2015 and will cost $3.05 million toward the salary cap this season. The Rams would then have until May 3 to pick up his fifth-year option for 2019, which is projected at roughly $9 million.
Unfortunately for NFL writer Matt Verderame the Marcus Peters news is terrible considering he spent much of the last week insisting the Chiefs weren’t going to trade him.
https://twitter.com/MattVerderame/status/964994822250606593A deep, multi-layered column on why the #Chiefs trading Marcus Peters doesn't make any sensehttps://t.co/lDKuX6Vzhs
— Matt Verderame (@MattVerderame) February 21, 2018
We've really reached the point where people will write anything for a click. https://t.co/aKmtD7mx0Y
— Matt Verderame (@MattVerderame) February 18, 2018
Of course Verdame got crushed for his freezing cold take by the Internet.
https://twitter.com/wentzwit/status/967128486405115905Take that L
— Patrick Duff (@PatrickJDuff) February 23, 2018
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— Ali Ashraf (@loyalnyjetfans) February 23, 2018
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— Dustin Dale (@DustinDale83) February 23, 2018