NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Saints are sellers on moving day in the NFL as reports from the NFL Networks Ian Rapoport say the Black and Gold are trading veteran cornerback Marshon Lattimore to the Washington Commanders for a number of draft picks.

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Sources: The #Saints are trading Pro Bowl CB Marshon Lattimore to the #Commanders for a premium draft pick. Washington loads up. pic.twitter.com/lmEvWPiAcY

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 5, 2024

According to Rapoport the Saints will get three picks in the deal, a third, a fourth, and a sixth round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft while the Commanders will receive Lattimore and a fifth round selection.

The trade is expected to be the first of several the Saints will need to make over the course of the remainder of this year and the off-season in order to accumulate draft picks and lower their salary-cap hit for the coming years.

A first round pick in the 2017 draft, Lattimore had been one of the best defensive players on the Saints roster since joining the league, however he has been inconsistent in both is production and availability.

I know Marshon Lattimore has been a popular player and very good player for a long time here, but I feel like it's a pretty good deal for the Saints to get a Day 2 pick + for someone who has played in 24 games since the start of the 2022 season.

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