Redskins owner Dan Snyder said the team would not trade next year’s first-round pick, which could limit their ability to trade higher into the first round and land Southern Cal quarterback Mark Sanchez.
Snyder, speaking on ESPN 980 AM, said the team has had good luck with their first-round selections so he won’t trade the 2010 first-rounder to get Sanchez — or anyone else.
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However, one NFL source said the Redskins had contacted at least one team picking in the top three, believed to be Kansas City. The Chiefs own the third overall pick.
In order to move to that spot, Washington would have to surrender multiple picks, including next year’s No. 1. Unless they offered players instead. But there was no indication of that being the case.
“We’re not going to be trading next year’s 1,” Snyder said on the air. “We’re really not as a franchise comfortable trading first-round draft picks. I don’t think it’s a wise move to keep trading that pick. It’s always a little bit risky.”
One executive with another team said Sanchez is too hot for him not to go in the top four selections. Seattle, picking fourth, is a possibility. But another team, such as the New York Jets, could trade into the top 10. Or even Denver.
Meanwhile, Washington signed offensive tackle Mike Williams, who was the fourth overall pick in the 2002 draft. Though he started 47 games in Buffalo, he was considered a major bust.
