NFL teams are becoming more willing to trade two first-round picks for elite defensive players
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Defense wins championships
Defense wins championships.
That’s why NFL teams are becoming more willing to part with valuable draft picks for elite defenders.
Trading two first-rounders for a player has been rare with fewer than 20 such deals over the past 40 years. However, three of those have occurred in the past 6 1/2 months and each was for a superstar defensive player.
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