Tampa Bay Buccaneers are perfect trade partner for Washington Redskins

As the draft approaches, chaos is underway as the Washington Redskins are looking to trade into the top-five; get the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the phone.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers currently hold the fifth pick in this upcoming NFL draft and general manager Jason Licht has stated more than once that the team is willing to move down for the right price. Rumors have started making the rounds today in the draft community that Washington is looking to move into the top-five for what we expect to be a quarterback.

Not only are there rumors about a trade up for Washington, there is even more smoke circling saying owner Dan Snyder is taking over the first round selection similarly to the 2012 draft where he traded up for former Heisman and Baylor QB Robert Griffin III. What would a return for a trade of the fifth overall pick look like for the Buccaneers?

Back in 2012, Washington was coming off of a 5-11 season under then Head Coach Mike Shanahan and were in need of a franchise quarterback after rotating Rex Grossman and John Beck. Washington was slotted at the number six spot but knew it would take a top-two pick to land the quarterback they wanted.

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Andrew Luck was a lock to the Colts at the first pick so that left the reigning Heisman winner RG3 as the best quarterback on the board and not far behind Luck according to many at the time. Fearing they would miss out on what they believed would be a franchise quarterback for the next decade Dan Snyder decided to give up everything including the kitchen sink.

Washington received the second overall pick, and in return gave the then St. Louis Rams a first rounder (sixth overall), second rounder (39th overall), and two future first round picks in 2013 and 2014. In total the Rams walked with a king’s ransom to move down only four spots, pocketing three total firsts and an extra second rounder.

If Washington and Snyder indeed do want to move up to select their QB of the future whether that is Kyler Murray, Dwayne Haskins, Drew Lock, or Daniel Jones, it will cost them an arm and a leg to do so. To ask the Bucs to move down ten spots is a massive ask of Licht. If the Bucs were to agree to move down a guess would be it would take at least a 2019, 2020 and 2021 first rounder, a day-two pick this year, and if not another day three selection maybe they would be willing to take on a bad contract the Bucs want to unload.

The Bucs are currently in a win now mode and a trade down would not only net more draft capital for possible trade but more importantly for future assets if they do lean towards a rebuild come seasons end. As the mayhem is set to begin, keep an eye on the Buccaneers as a potential trade partner with Washington.