THE Washington Commanders added to their family earlier this week by trading for New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore.

Lattimore, 28, was a first-round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft out of Ohio State, his last home before the Saints for the past eight seasons.

Commanders General manager Adam Peters spoke about the importance of those university relationships when considering acquiring Lattimore.

“We have all these guys that we have in our locker room, the Ohio State guys, they’re legit guys,” Peters said. “And you trust their opinion. And I think it would be, I don’t want to say stupid, but I think you would miss something if you didn’t ask them, and they had something to tell you that he would have had to know before you closed the deal . So I’m going to keep these conversations private, but yes, we definitely took advantage of it, and everything went well I can tell you.

Ohio State has built a legacy in the NFL, and it involves Lattimore and several others Commanders. Now, they will look to forge their own path as winning pros in Washington.

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