Did Redskins Bend Rules in Morris Trade?

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Originally Posted by Schneed10

Trading players just to cut them and avoid paying a portion of their salary is blatant mistreatment of the player and sure to anger the NFLPA. It's not gaining leverage in a negotiation, it's creating more animosity at the negotiating table.

And don't misunderstand, the Rams and Redskins were not collaborating to take some sort of negotiating tactic against the NFLPA. They were simply trying to save some money.

It sucks to do that at a player's expense; when a guy gets traded he's apprehensive about moving to a new situation, but also eager to impress his new coaches and earn his way onto the roster. To make a move with no intention of considering a guy for a roster spot is a blatant disregard for respecting players and their families.

Great post. It's treating the players like cattle. Or stocks. Or whatever, but not like humans. These guys are kids. Fresh out of college, and probably pretty scared and uneasy about their future. And then this happens? Pretty shitty on the part of the Skins and the Rams.