Chandler Jones Trade Is Just the Latest Coup for Cardinals GM Steve Keim

March 15, 2016   ·   Gary Davenport   ·   Jump to comments

Trades are a relative rarity in the National Football League. Trades involving Pro Bowl players are even rarer. A trade involving arguably the best defensive player on a perennial Super Bowl contender being shipped out of town?
It just doesn't happen, folks.
Well, it happened Tuesday. In acquiring defensive end Chandler Jones from the New England Patriots, Arizona Cardinals general manager Steve Keim demonstrated yet again why in three short years (and change) he's developed a reputation as one of the NFL's very best at what he does.
ESPN's Adam Schefter was among the first to report the deal that sent Jones to the desert.
In addition to guard Jonathan Cooper, the Patriots will also receive Arizona's second-round pick in the upcoming draft, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network:
Now, before going any further, it's worth noting that Keim didn't rob the Patriots blind in this trade. New England gets a lineman who was once a top-10 pick as well as a Day 2 selection...

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