{"id":40994,"date":"2025-05-11T06:29:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T06:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/40994\/"},"modified":"2025-05-11T06:29:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T06:29:16","slug":"nfl-insider-reveals-issue-that-led-to-washington-commanders-day-2-pick-falling-in-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/40994\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL insider reveals issue that led to Washington Commanders\u2019 Day 2 pick falling in NFL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/tag\/washington-commanders\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Washington Commanders;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Washington Commanders<\/a> received significant praise for their haul in the 2025 NFL Draft, with general manager Adam Peters making the most of very limited draft capital. However, one draft-day steal by Washington reportedly happened due to concerns other teams had with the player.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/draft2025\/story\/_\/id\/45007585\/key-intel-all-32-teams-2025-nfl-draft-depth-charts-buzz-team-needs-next\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ESPN;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ESPN<\/a>\u2018s Jeremy Fowler writes that teams discovered a back injury during the pre-draft process for Trey Amos. While it wasn\u2019t a \u2018major red flag\u2019 for some clubs, it was enough to push a potential first-round talent down to the 61st overall pick.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/analyst-names-washington-commanders-best-123000244.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Washington Commanders named top fit for EDGE in NFL free agency;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Commanders named top fit for EDGE in NFL free agency<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s worth noting, per Fowler, that those close to Amos and the Commanders\u2019 front office \u2018did not seem overly concerned\u2019 by the back injury. Importantly, it is also not expected to threaten his availability for the 2025 NFL season or his readiness for the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Standing at 6-foot-1, Amos impressed at the NFL Scouting Combine with a strong 40-yard dash time (4.43 seconds) and a 10\u20196\u2032 broad jump. The 195-pound defensive back also boasts an outstanding wingspan and he plays with a physicality that the Commanders\u2019 coaching staff loves.<\/p>\n<p>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/washington-commanders-insider-forecasts-trade-205717343.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Washington Commanders insider forecasts big trade;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Commanders insider forecasts big trade<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cornerback Will Johnson, viewed by some as a top-15 prospect, also fell to Day 2 of the 2025 NFL Draft due to a knee injury. While his is bad enough that teams were concerned he might not even play long enough to earn a second multi-year contract, those same concerns don\u2019t exist for Amos.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>However, it is clearly something the Commanders\u2019 organization will need to keep an eye on moving forward. Back injuries can linger and if Amos\u2019 medical issue does cause him to be sidelined at any point during the regular season, it would significantly impact Washington\u2019s depth at cornerback.<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/nfl-power-rankings-all-32-teams-updated-weekly\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NFL power rankings, find out where the Washington Commanders placed;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NFL power rankings, find out where the Washington Commanders placed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related Headlines<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Washington Commanders received significant praise for their haul in the 2025 NFL Draft, with general manager Adam&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":40995,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[4],"tags":[80,7,6388,6,15,1967,1170,111],"class_list":{"0":"post-40994","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl-draft","8":"tag-2025-nfl-draft","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-jeremy-fowler","11":"tag-nfl","12":"tag-nfl-draft","13":"tag-nfl-scouting-combine","14":"tag-trey-amos","15":"tag-washington-commanders"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114487791714528608","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40994"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40994\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}