All the secrecy surrounding the trade that sent Pro Bowl cornerback Marcus Peters from the Kansas City Chiefs to the Los Angeles Rams a few days ago cleared up Monday. Though the trade can’t be made official until the new league year begins on March 14, the Chiefs will receive a 2018 fourth round pick and a 2019 second round pick in exchange for Peters’ services in the defensive backfield.
Why the 2019 second rounder? The Rams gave up their 2018 second round pick to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for Sammy Watkins last season.
There was some conjecture (or maybe just hopes in the KC fan community) that the Rams’ first round pick or outside linebacker Robert Quinn was involved in the trade. That was just wishful thinking. Needless to say, their fans aren’t happy, even going as far as tweeting at the Kansas City Police Department to report a robbery.
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— Arrowhead Pride (@ArrowheadPride) February 26, 2018
For his part, Peters goes from one playoff team with a young quarterback and offensive-minded head coach to another. If there was a player made for Los Angeles, it’s Peters. Maybe the opportunity in a bigger, more star-powered market (and a little tough love from Wade Phillips) can help the young corner learn to better control his anger and personality issues. He’ll certainly get all the attention he could want without looking for it with antics.
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The last time the Rams, as a team, got a player of this caliber for a similar price was the 1999 off-season when they traded the Indianapolis Colts a second and fifth rounder for future Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk. Considering the addition of Peters only strengthens the Rams’ defense and their contender status, it’s unlikely the 2019 second rounder will be high.
Rams head coach Sean McVay was asked about the pending trade Sunday and Peters’ specific issues that soured his time in the Show-Me state.
“He (Peters) is a great player,” McVay said. “…These are grown men, and it starts with the mutual respect that exists, where they know it’s about developing and building relationships. If we’re going to ask our players to be coachable, we’ve got to be coachable as coaches as well. That displays an ownership and an accountability that we try to all have and makes the players more receptive to the messages we try to implement. They know exactly what the expectations are, what our standards are, and they know what it is to do it the right way.”
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All Pro defensive tackle Aaron Donald doesn’t believe Phillips will have any issues corralling Peters and getting even more out of one of the top corners in the league.
“He (Phillips) is a coach.” Donald said. “He’ll get after you when you do something wrong. Don’t let that smile fool you. I’ve seen that man change.”
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