{"id":115988,"date":"2024-05-02T01:47:59","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T01:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/?p=115988"},"modified":"2024-05-02T01:48:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T01:48:10","slug":"trade-proposal-has-commanders-deal-72-million-defensive-tackle-nguyensa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbahang.aweu.info\/trade-proposal-has-commanders-deal-72-million-defensive-tackle-nguyensa\/","title":{"rendered":"Trade Proposal Has Commanders Deal $72 Million Defensive Tackle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1763595553-e1714608261687.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"Jonathan Allen\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-dom-ready-time=\"32\" data-img-load-time=\"42\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Getty\u00a0Washington Commanders defensive tackle Jonathan Allen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Washington Commanders\u00a0got first-round talent at second-round prices when they selected Illinois defensive tackle\u00a0Jer\u2019Zhan Newton\u00a0early in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0Commander Country\u2019s Terence Watson, Newton seems like a clear-cut replacement one day for longtime Washington defensive tackle\u00a0Jonathan Allen, who signed a 4-year, $72 million contract extension in July 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Watson believes that if Newton shows he has the potential to develop into a Pro Bowl player \u2014 like Allen \u2014 it could make Allen expendable sooner than later via trade.<\/p>\n<p>Especially after Allen was vocal about his frustrations with the franchise in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhenever you have a disgruntled player on the roster and a new coach and defensive scheme coming in \u2026 things don\u2019t always work out for the player \u2014 no matter how talented that player is or has been for the franchise in the past,\u201d Watson wrote. \u201cThis could be what eventually happens to Allen; Quinn came in and drafted another three-tech defensive tackle in Jer\u2019Zhan Newton \u2026 a player with \u2014 on paper \u2014 the same size, quickness, and play style as Allen.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Jonathan Allen Has Been One of NFL\u2019s Best DT<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s a huge compliment for Watson to compare Newton to Allen, who has spent over a decade as one of the NFL\u2019s best interior defensive linemen on some pretty awful teams.<\/p>\n<p>Allen was selected as the No. 17 overall pick out of Alabama in 2017 after being named SEC Defensive Player of the Year in 2016 and made two Pro Bowls, in 2021 and 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Allen has had at least 50 tackles and 5.5 sacks in six of his seven seasons, including a career-high 9.0 sacks in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Since joining the Commanders in 2017, the franchise is 43-71-1 with Allen on the roster and haven\u2019t had a winning season. The only playoff appearance was a loss in the NFC Wild Card game in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Allen went off on an\u00a0expletive-filled rant\u00a0following a 14-7 loss to the\u00a0New York Giants\u00a0in Oct. 2023 as the Commanders stumbled to a 4-13 record.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Offensive Run Dropped Jer\u2019Zhan Newton in Draft<\/h2>\n<p>Most years, Newton seems like he would have been a mid-to-late round pick, but in 2024 the NFL draft set a record with 23 offensive players taken in the first round.<\/p>\n<p>Newton\u2019s loss was Washington\u2019s gain. The 6-foot-2, 304-pounder was the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and a unanimous AP All-American in 2023 with 52 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks and 2 pass deflections. A<\/p>\n<p>As the No. 36 overall pick, Newton is set to receive a\u00a04-year, $9.75 million\u00a0rookie contract.<\/p>\n<p>Byron Murphy, the only defensive tackle selected in the first round, will receiver a rookie contract of 4 years, $16 million as the No. 16 overall pick by\u00a0the Seattle Seahawks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNewton\u2019s size and length don\u2019t stand out, but he has shown a consistent ability to gain extension and set edges against bigger opponents,\u201d wrote\u00a0NFL analyst Lance Zierlein\u00a0in his pre-draft evaluation. \u201cNewton is clever in setting up blockers and then beating them with sudden hand usage and foot quickness as both a run defender and a pass rusher \u2026 His skill level and athleticism should create additional playmaking opportunities for him as a three-down 3-technique with early starting potential.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty\u00a0Washington Commanders defensive tackle Jonathan Allen. 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