NFL Trade Deadline came and went – No deals for Redskins

The Washington Redskins entered the final hours of the NFL trade deadline with a 1-7 record, and multiple bidders for pro bowl left tackle Trent Williams. Additionally, the Redskins sought out buyers for their once big-money free-agent cornerback Josh Norman. There was no deal done for either player; the Redskins stood pat. The Redskins had told other NFL teams for months that there will be no trade for Trent Williams at all; however, they changed their tune with less than 48-hours remaining until the trade deadline passed. With only a limited time left to attempt to create pressure on bidding teams, nobody took the bait, and the Redskins are stuck with the mess they created. As for Josh Norman, the aging cornerback’s value has steadily declined in Washington, and the contract attached to his name made it very easy for other teams to say no to the Redskins front office.

The ineptitude in Washington continues to stain the team, and this latest episode adds to Redskins President Bruce Allen’s list. For months, the most obvious and beneficial move to make for a struggling Washington team was to trade away its most valuable piece, who also happened to be holding out from playing with the team. Does it seem like a convenient and smart move to make? In all, Washington will end the 2019 season with Trent Williams, Josh Norman, and Adrian Peterson (also involved in minor trade discussions) on their roster. The likelihood of the team receiving the same type of compensation during the off-season for all three will not remain as high as it did during October. Time will tell how the Redskins future will benefit from the decision they made by not trading away their assets to aggressive buyers at the trade deadline, but the decision not to do so certainly looks like a negligent one.