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Revisiting the Redskins Somehow Owning the Broncos in the Sua Cravens Trade

By Braulio Perez

The Washington Redskins traded Sua Cravens to the Denver Broncos and clearly came out on top of things.
The Washington Redskins traded Sua Cravens to the Denver Broncos and clearly came out on top of things. / Justin Edmonds/Getty Images

When Sua Cravens first entered the NFL, he was a young man with so much promise and potential. However, things quickly went south due to injuries and personal issues, and the 24-year-old safety is already out of the league.

Back in 2018, after he came out of "retirement," the Redskins traded him to the Denver Broncos. Looking back, Washington totally dominated this deal.

Despite concerns, the Broncos sent Washington a fourth-round pick, two fifth-round picks, and a conditional sixth-round pick for Cravens. Denver received Cravens, a fourth-rounder and a fifth-rounder.

While at the time it seemed like a solid deal for Denver, Cravens went on to play just five games for the organization. He posted one fumble recovery and 18 total tackles. While his attempt at a comeback was great to see, he just didn't live up to the hype. Denver ended up releasing him before the 2019 campaign got underway.

Cravens never landed back on his feet in the league and was having several issues off the field as well. The Redskins were able to get a strong return in the trade, one Denver surely regrets making to this day.