The Commanders acquire 4-time Pro Bowl cornerback Marshon Lattimore from the Saints

The Washington Commanders acquired four-time Pro Bowl cornerback Marshon Lattimore from nan New Orleans Saints conscionable earlier nan NFL waste and acquisition deadline

Surprise buyers astatine nan NFL waste and acquisition deadline, nan Washington Commanders made a awesome scatter Tuesday by acquiring four-time Pro Bowl cornerback Marshon Lattimore from nan New Orleans Saints.

Washington sent third-, fourth- and sixth-round picks successful nan 2025 draught to New Orleans and sewage a 5th backmost on pinch Lattimore, pending him passing a physical.

Lattimore, 28, provides an instant upgrade connected defense for nan Commanders, who are off to a 7-2 start to nan play and looked to adhd to augment their unexpected playoff aspirations. He should commencement alongside Benjamin St-Juste and rookie Mike Sainristil astatine cornerback successful a secondary that besides includes awesome safeties Jeremy Chinn and Quan Martin.

Trading Lattimore is nan latest shakeup for nan Saints aft firing coach Dennis Allen pursuing a seventh consecutive nonaccomplishment that dropped them to 2-7. The 2017 AP Defensive Rookie of nan Year has been dogged by hamstring injuries that caused him to miss games and was nan taxable of waste and acquisition rumors for rather immoderate time.

Lattimore has not allowed a touchdown to beryllium scored connected him successful sum since 2021, a spot that makes up for having conscionable 2 interceptions complete that time. His restructured statement made him a low-cost summation for Washington, and he has nary guaranteed money remaining.

First-year wide head Adam Peters besides did not person to springiness up galore assets nan statement did not already person erstwhile he was hired successful January. Peters sewage a third-round prime from Philadelphia successful the August trade that sent receiver Jahan Dotson to nan Eagles, and nan sixth going to nan Saints is their ain from acquiring protect tackle John Ridgeway from nan Commanders conscionable earlier nan commencement of nan season.

Lattimore besides gives Peters and coach Dan Quinn options pinch young struggling cornerback Emmanuel Forbes, who did not play a threat Sunday astatine nan New York Giants. Forbes, a 2023 first-round prime a twelvemonth aft Dotson successful a succession of draught mistakes by Ron Rivera's erstwhile regime, has been benched aggregate times arsenic a pro.

To make room connected nan roster for Lattimore, nan Commanders released protect extremity Efe Obada.

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AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi contributed.

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