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Originally Posted by MTK
At this point you have to re-sign him to an extension or trade him. Can't let him play out his deal and walk for nothing next year.
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I think it's likely Rivera does right by him. I don't think he'll trade him, I think he'll extend him.
And if he doesn't extend him, he can always franchise him next year, though whether or not that qualifies as doing right by him is a matter of perspective.
Trent might honestly prefer that anyway at this point. This new CBA is about to add a whole shitload of money to the cap and player salaries. Trent may not want an extension right now. If I were him I'd be fine playing out this season, finding out what next year's CBA looks like, and negotiating accordingly. He might be able to get a deal that looks like 17 games worth and a bigger % of the revenue pie.
Hell, Ron could jump on it now and make him the highest paid LT in the game for the next three years, and by this time next year some other dipshit LT will get paid way more because the new CBA will affect the negotiating.
Either way this is a great thing. Trent returns and he says it's because of Ron. The locker room galvanizes and welcomes him back. The offensive line gets instantly meaner. Trent could be extended prior to the season starting to take advantage of lower prices in comparison to what the new CBA deal will look like. It's great all around.
I don't see Rivera trading Trent, I see him extending him. He knows he needs cultural wins, he deeply understands how the locker room perceives things, and he knows how far this would go towards that.