The Facts: Following up on a previous item. ... The Redskins acquired the No. 2 overall pick in April's NFL draft on Friday from the Rams by sending first rounders in 2012, 2013 and 2014 and a second-round pick this year to St. Louis. Rams chief operating officer Kevin Demoff on Saturday confirmed an agreement in principle for the trade. Both teams issued a joint one-sentence statement without providing details of a deal that likely will be completed Tuesday when the new league year stars.
Diehards Line:Four teams were deep in talks with the Rams for the pick, league sources told NFL Network insider Jason La Canfora. Of the four teams in negotiations with the Rams, the Cleveland Browns were the next closest in terms of what they were willing to offer, sources told La Canfora. Rams sources told St. Louis Post-Dispatch staffer Jim Thomas the Browns were willing to trade both their 2012 first-round picks to acquire St. Louis' No. 2 pick. Washington submitted what turned out to be the winning bid Thursday, when it became clear that free-agent QB Peyton Manning was looking elsewhere, league sources told La Canfora. The trade moves the Redskins up four places from sixth in the draft, leapfrogging any other team that would have an interest in Baylor QB Robert Griffin III. The Colts are expected to take Andrew Luck with the No. 1 pick.