The Washington Redskins pulled off the first big trade of the NFL offseason by dealing cornerback Kendall Fuller and a third-round pick to the Kansas City Chiefs for quarterback Alex Smith.
However, former Redskins general manager Scot McCloughan was opposed to the trade, but not necessarily because of Smith. Instead, he had a problem with Fuller’s inclusion, saying he would never have traded the young corner.
I would have never traded Kendall. He can play inside & outside, he's high character, young & a football player https://t.co/DFpx4au6oG
— Scot Mccloughan (@MccloughanScot) January 31, 2018
Fuller, 22, was drafted in the third round in 2016 by McCloughan during his tenure as Redskins GM. But while McCloughan isn’t exactly impartial when it comes to Fuller, he is not alone in rating Fuller very highly.
In just his second season, Fuller was ranked as the top slot corner in the league by NFL1000 Scouts, and he was also the No. 6-ranked corner overall according to Pro Football Focus. The Redskins had one of the best pass defenses in the NFL this season, in part due to Fuller’s emergence as a top corner.
There are certainly others who join Mccloughan in disagreeing with the Redskins’ decision to trade away a very good, young corner in Fuller in order to acquire a 33-year-old quarterback who has shown limitations.
The Redskins also gave up a top young corner once upon a time in Champ Bailey, who continued to be among the very best cover men in the league in succeeding years with the Broncos. If Fuller continues his upward trajectory, history may potentially repeat itself in Washington as they live to regret trading him away this offseason.
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