It was a trade-filled Monday for the Jacksonville Jaguars, with the team acquiring Jessie Bates, Davon Godchaux, and Jordan Davis throughout the day ahead of Tuesday's deadline.
But how did the day unfold, and how did each of these deals come together? GM James Gladstone provided a bit of insight on Wednesday.
With the Falcons playing in Spain on Sunday, the conversations around Bates really began very early on Monday morning, when Atlanta's GM Ian Cunningham was back in the States.
"It started in the early hours of Monday morning," Gladstone said. "Bled into the early morning itself before getting to a place where we were in a position to complete the trade for Jessie."
A key part of all these trades was the open dialogue within the Jaguars' building
to make sure that everyone was on the same page.
Gladstone continued, "At which point, some of the conversations had taken place between myself, Liam, Tony, a few others, including ownership, to ensure that everybody was aligned and understood the why."
In the early afternoon of that Monday, the framework for the Godchaux trade began to form, with Gladstone then pivoting to the Eagles and Davis. As one can imagine, a deal of that magnitude took some time to come together.
"Beyond that, working in the early afternoon, conversations began to take shape with the New Orleans Saints for Godchaux and then quickly thereafter turned attention to Jordan with Philadelphia," he said. "Took some time there in the afternoon to really process that discussion and then ultimately wrap it up roughly around 5:00 PM."
Gladstone said it wasn't until that Monday afternoon that conversations with the Eagles about Davis began.
"We had talked I think thoughout the course of the regular season, the offseason, just as a natural cadence, but specific to the trade involving Jordan, it wasn't until the afternoon," said Gladstone.
While these moves have an "all-in" feel to them, that isn't how Gladstone would categorize the trades. Rather, he would characterize them as "getting better as a football team." Gladstone said that the intent behind any decision he makes is to do what's best for the organization and the team.
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