The Washington Commanders are a good option to be active on the trade market for the 2024 season. The team is coming off its worst 4-13 season since 2019 and now has a new general manager in Adam Peters.
Peters’ first task will be to find the organization’s next head coach, but he will soon begin to put together a competitive roster.Washington has nine picks in the 2024 draft (four in the top 67), but could use more to salvage the roster.
Working with veterans to secure their salaries and add additional capital to their coffers should be a priority for Peters. This shift in focus could put Jonathan Allen on the verge of retirement after seven seasons with the team. Allen has the highest trade value on the team after making back-to-back Pro Bowls in 2021-22. Although his 5.5 sacks this year were his lowest total since 2020, he had a solid individual season, appearing in at least 15 games for the seventh straight year.
Allen expressed his frustration with the way the Chiefs have handled a difficult 2023 campaign. He grew up a fan of the Virginia team, but admitted he is considering playing elsewhere and would like to participate in a win. franchise. He hasn’t officially requested a trade, but likely won’t if the team does a complete rebuild.
Teams wondered about Allen’s availability before the deadline, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, noting that Washington could “work everything out down to the last detail” this spring. Allen is owed a total of $29.5 million over the next two seasons, so there will be no shortage of interest in scouting him.The Green Bay Packers would like to acquire Allen’s services.
The Packers have blossomed quickly in the post-Aaron Rodgers era, but the Packers could use more help on defense. Even after finishing the season well and winning the wild card round, the Packers are in desperate need of defensive reinforcement after allowing just 126.3 rushing yards per game and averaging 45 sacks in 2023.
