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Schneed10 · 08-31-2015, 12:38 PM

The reason a trade reduces the cap hit is that the team acquiring him would be responsible for picking up the $3.4M guaranteed salary. If nobody takes on that contract via a trade, the Redskins are on the hook for it. So that's why they want to deal him. Also, it would save Snyder $3.3M in actual $, so obviously he has a vested interest in seeing a trade happen.

But the cap is of no consequence here.

08-31-2015, 12:38 PM	#778
Schneed10 A Dude Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Newtown Square, PA Age: 46 Posts: 12,458	Re: Robert Griffin III ready to turn career around with Redskins in 2015 The reason a trade reduces the cap hit is that the team acquiring him would be responsible for picking up the $3.4M guaranteed salary. If nobody takes on that contract via a trade, the Redskins are on the hook for it. So that's why they want to deal him. Also, it would save Snyder $3.3M in actual $, so obviously he has a vested interest in seeing a trade happen. But the cap is of no consequence here. __________________ God made certain people to play football. He was one of them.