The Washington Commanders could be at the end of the Daron Payne era for the defense.
Payne, 28, has played his entire career so far with the Commanders franchise after being chosen with the No. 13 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. Bleacher Report writer Alex Ballentine believes the Cincinnati Bengals and Green Bay Packers are teams that could be interested in trading for Payne this offseason.
“The Packers probably don’t regret bringing Micah Parsons into town. As long as he recovers from his knee injury he’s one of the best defenders in the league. But it’s hard to deny they missed Kenny Clark,” Ballentine wrote.
“Trading for Daron Payne could help that. The Commanders have a logjam of talent on the interior of the defensive line and extending Payne could be difficult. That could open the door for the Packers to get the interior disruptor who could take their defensive front to the next level. … He is a disruptive interior defender, but his production and usage tailed off in Washington this season.”