With Donovan McNabb in the fold as the starting quarterback in Washington for the next season at the very least, it’s safe to say that last year’s starter, Jason Campbell, will be headed elsewhere to find playing time very soon.  The Redskins have made no secret of their desire to trade Campbell prior to, or during this year’s draft, even allowing Campbell and his agent to seek out potential trading partners on their own.

Two of the likely front runners for his services are Oakland and Buffalo, who both failed to snatch McNabb from Philadelphia, in spite of repeated attempts to do so. Campbell is fairly mobile, so he should be a decent fit in Bills head coach Chan Gailey’s spread style attack, although it’s hard to imagine such an offense succeeding long term in a league full to the brim with elite talent on defense.

Oakland is a possibility, given that team officials are currently stuck with the prospect of having to start JaMarcus Russell at quarterback this season, even though his weight and attitude have clearly ballooned way out of proportion, and he has become more of a liability for the team than a positive factor.

The Raiders do have journeyman quarterback Bruce Gradkowski hanging around, but other than that, there’s no real option to run the show offensively, and as such, an acquisition of Campbell wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing.

According to Jason Reid of the Washington Post, Campbell is drawing significant interest from several other clubs as well, with the Jaguars, Panthers, and “an unidentified team” pushing the Redskins for a deal in the near future. Both Jacksonville and Carolina have quarterback issues, although neither locale would likely be able to offer Campbell a definite starting role next season and that may cause problems in the long run of things.

The dark horse candidate to spirit Campbell away from the nation’s capitol in the coming weeks is Minnesota, as they aren’t likely to hear anything back from future Hall of Famer Brett Favre anytime soon, and depending on if they feel Tavaris Jackson is capable of stepping back in as the starter, they may go hard after Campbell very soon.

In any case, the expected return for Campbell’s services is a fourth round pick, although there is a possibility that a team will want him badly enough to give up a higher prize, especially as we get closer and closer to the draft taking place.

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