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Originally Posted by Superturtle
Interesting. Was wondering why he'd even accept a trade instead of forcing the Raiders hand to just cut him and hit the open market but he's got some pretty big base salaries, even if traded. 33, 42, and 41 over the next 3 seasons. Provided the right team comes calling he may just keep what he's got currently, provided the trading team shifts some of it into guaranteed $$$ for him.
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That's easily his best use of that NTC.
You leverage your willingness/ability to waive it to secure additional salary guarantees.
And if you're an NFC south team with a lot of cap space and no viable alternative, you go ahead and give him the guarantees.