Key Highlights
- The former ended up heading to the Commanders in hopes of competing once again, but unfortunately for him, the Commanders ended up struggling in 2025, and his play has rapidly diminished. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPreviously, it was reported that Lattimore was likely to be released heading into the new league year, and today that move seems to be nearing official, as Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports his release is imminent. This leaves the trade essentially finalized on one side, but it brings up the ability to look at this whole move in hindsight and see who ended up with the better final result.
- In this trade, the Commanders received Lattimore and a 2025 fifth-round selection (traded to the San Francisco 49ers for Deebo Samuel).
- The Saints ended up with three selections in the 2025 NFL Draft, including a third, fourth, and sixth-round choice.
- These ended up being Jonas Sanker, Quincy Riley, and Devin Neal. So, at the end of all of this, Washington ended up with 14 games out of Lattimore, including the playoffs, in which he did not perform at a particularly high level, and 16 games from Deebo Samuel, in a year where, despite his decent production, the team was struggling.
- Now, Samuel is also expected to leave in free agency this spring, so that side of the trade could be finalized soon. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAs for New Orleans, they were able to evaluate two of their three rookies in 2025, with Sanker and Riley both playing in all 17 games and getting starting reps at one point or another.