{"id":59480,"date":"2025-05-18T08:33:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T08:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/59480\/"},"modified":"2025-05-18T08:33:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T08:33:21","slug":"commanders-2-best-trade-targets-to-round-out-2025-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/59480\/","title":{"rendered":"Commanders 2 best trade targets to round out 2025 roster"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Washington Commanders can\u2019t do anything about the schedule<\/a>, but their quarterback could make strides<\/a> forward this season. And here are the Commanders\u2019 two best trade targets to round out the 2025 roster.<\/p>\n

Washington did a lot of good things for their roster in the NFL Draft. If they hit with second-round pick Trey Amos at cornerback, their secondary will be markedly improved. And sixth-round selection Kain Medrano could surprise at the linebacker position.<\/p>\n

But even if the Commanders can get good production out of those guys, there\u2019s still a big need.<\/p>\n

Commanders should trade for Bengals edge rusher Trey Hendrickson<\/a>\"Cincinnati\u00a9 Sam Greene\/The Enquirer \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n

We\u2019re getting ready to see if the Commanders believe they can win the Super Bowl in 2025. They need to shore up one area of their defense, and Hendrickson would do it in a heartbeat<\/a>, according to Justin Melo of the Draft Network.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Washington Commanders have been incredibly aggressive this offseason, acquiring veteran talent on offense via trade, such as Laremy Tunsil and Deebo Samuel,\u201d Melo wrote. \u201cThe goal is to maximize their championship window while franchise quarterback Jayden Daniels remains on his affordable rookie contract. Hendrickson would seriously upgrade their pass-rushing unit.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Commanders lost Dante Fowler to free agency and didn’t replace him with anybody notable. Head coach Dan Quinn could have one final roster upgrade in mind. Hendrickson would completely transform Quinn’s defensive line. The Commanders are scheduled to have the sixth-most cap space next offseason, so they can afford to extend Hendrickson.\u201d<\/p>\n

Given the fact Hendrickson said he won\u2019t play on his current deal<\/a>, the opportunity awaits for the Commanders, according to espn.com.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u201dWe’ve tried to keep it as least amount as personal as possible, but at some point in this process, it becomes personal,\u201d Hendrickson said. \u201cBeing sent 30 days before mandatory camp, or how many ever days it is, that if I don’t show up, I will be fined, alludes to the fact that something won’t get done in that time frame.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trey Hendrickson open to moving on from Bengals<\/p>\n

The 30-year-old Hendrickson said the Bengals aren\u2019t approaching the situation in the right way.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd when there’s a lack of communication in any relationship, if it’s business or personal relationship, lack of communication leads to animosity, and that leaves my narrative only to me with no clear direction,\u201d Hendrickson said. \u201cThere are unprovoked shark attacks and there’s provoked shark attacks.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u201dThat relationship will repair with time,\u201d Hendrickson said. \u201cAnd same with this. This is just the uncomfortable business side that we’ve unfortunately had to deal with for the last couple years. And quite frankly, I think we’re all spent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hendrickson led the NFL with 17.5 sacks in 2024. There\u2019s no doubt he\u2019s a force for offensive units to reckon with on game days.<\/p>\n

Washington has enough offensive pieces to give opponents room to worry. If the defense could be anywhere in the vicinity of the offense\u2019s capability, the Commanders would be a prime Super Bowl contender.<\/p>\n

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Right now, the Commanders are leaning on the \u201cAdam Peters knows what he\u2019s doing.\u201d But since the Commanders\u2019 general manager didn\u2019t get an edge rusher in the draft, until he rectifies that situation he\u2019s running the risk of keeping the 2025 season from becoming special.<\/p>\n

WR Tyreek Hill should be option<\/p>\n

If the Commanders don\u2019t pony up the trade capital to get Hendrickson, they better plan to outscore people. And that means their offense needs one more element of explosiveness.<\/p>\n

Hill would provide exactly what the Commanders need, and what opposing defenses don\u2019t want to see. Whether Hill wants to be traded might be determined by which way the wind is blowing on a given day<\/a>, according to foxsports.com, but the Commanders need to try if they can\u2019t get Hendrickson.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe speedy receiver made it clear he wanted out of Miami after the season,\u201d Ralph Vacchiano wrote. \u201cThen he backtracked. But if you follow the social media clues, it sure seems like he’s still bucking for a trade. He’s 31 now, which is alarming for a receiver, and coming off what was for him a year of steep decline. Of course, his 81 catches for 959 yards were still pretty good, if not elite. He’s due about $27.7 million in salary and bonuses this season, so any trade might have to include a renegotiated deal. But if he wants it bad enough, the Dolphins might make it happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Commanders are solid at wide receiver with Terry McLaurin, Deebo Samuel, Noah Brown, and Michael Gallup. But adding a third element like Hill to McLaurin and Samuel could put Washington over the top.<\/p>\n

WR Terry McLaurin eyeing big things for Commanders<\/p>\n

McLauin is certainly excited about<\/a> the 2025 season, according to WUSA9 via Sports Illustrated.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe way I saw Jayden grow leaps and bounds last year, honestly, we all knew the type of competitor he was when he first got here. He’s an extremely smart player and he’s very charismatic,\u201d McLaurin said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut you’ve got to see his competitive edge out there on Sundays and the way he just, again, was able to get better week in and week out and put his best foot forward. There were a lot of Sundays where he was our best player out there, you know what I mean? And the way he’s able to extend plays with his legs, his arm, and he can make all the throws. And again, I think it’s just his competitive nature, where you feel like you got a chance to make big plays with the ball in his hands. So I’m just looking forward to growing with him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Washington still needs to make a splash play for their 2025 roster. And again it comes down to belief. Is this the season be \u201call in?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Washington Commanders can\u2019t do anything about the schedule, but their quarterback could make strides forward this season.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":59481,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2069],"tags":[427,7,6,18732,1503,855,111,2480],"class_list":{"0":"post-59480","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-washington-commanders","8":"tag-commanders","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-nfl-editorials","12":"tag-trey-hendrickson","13":"tag-washington","14":"tag-washington-commanders","15":"tag-washingtoncommanders"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114527916120583737","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59480","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=59480"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59480\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}