AP - Kingsbury wanted Peters to ‘take Oregon tackle.’ The Commanders did, drafting Conerly in 1st round
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2025 1:50 am
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ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Kliff Kingsbury walked by Adam Peters’ office earlier this week, and the Washington Commanders’ offensive coordinator dropped a piece of paper on his general manager’s desk.
It read: “I stopped by. Take Oregon tackle. Thnx! -Kliff.”
It worked.
Peters held up the note with a big grin after selecting Oregon offensive tackle Josh Conerly Jr. late in the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday night.
“I think it was a pretty good note, to say the least,” Conerly said Friday at his introductory news conference. “It just really felt good to know that the person that’s going to be calling plays really had a really good belief in me before anything even started.”
Peters said the decision to take Conerly with the 29th pick had support from the entire organization, starting with West Coast scout Paul Skansi and down to Kingsbury and coach Dan Quinn.
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ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Kliff Kingsbury walked by Adam Peters’ office earlier this week, and the Washington Commanders’ offensive coordinator dropped a piece of paper on his general manager’s desk.
It read: “I stopped by. Take Oregon tackle. Thnx! -Kliff.”
It worked.
Peters held up the note with a big grin after selecting Oregon offensive tackle Josh Conerly Jr. late in the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday night.
“I think it was a pretty good note, to say the least,” Conerly said Friday at his introductory news conference. “It just really felt good to know that the person that’s going to be calling plays really had a really good belief in me before anything even started.”
Peters said the decision to take Conerly with the 29th pick had support from the entire organization, starting with West Coast scout Paul Skansi and down to Kingsbury and coach Dan Quinn.
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