The Marshon Lattimore trade talk hasn’t been completely silenced despite all parties affirming his commitment to the New Orleans Saints. Bleacher Report’s Ryan Fowler brought the conversation back with a hypothetical trade moving the cornerback from New Orleans to the Minnesota Vikings.
Fowler looked for trades that would shake up the NFL landscape. We’ve already seen some stars move during the offseason. Stefon Diggs to the Texans and L’Jarius Sneed to the Titans are two of the biggest moves that have the ability to change the league.
The latter is a good reference point for a hypothetical Lattimore trade. The Chiefs received a 2025 third-round pick and swapped seventh-round picks with the Tennessee Titans in the trade for their lead cornerback.
Sneed received a new contract with an annual average of $19.1 million. That’s less than Lattimore, who signed his contract three years prior. These numbers give a gauge on a player’s market.
This ideology is reinforced by Fowler’s trade. New Orleans would get a 2026 third-round pick and a 2025 fifth-round selection from Minnesota in return for Lattimore. This is a better return than Kansas City received for Sneed. The past two seasons have ended in injury for Lattimore. That could bring his value down some, but Fowler still predicted a better return for the Saints star cornerback. It still isn’t a strong enough offer for New Orleans to accept.
Drafting Kool-Aid McKinstry makes an eventual Lattimore trade feel likely, though it may wait until next offseason. With a good, and most importantly healthy, season, more compelling compensation could come back to the Saints if they move on from Lattimore.
