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Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky
This news does nothing to end the SnT rumors. If anything it forces the issue for Atlanta and this needed to happen to even make Atlanta give up Smith. If no one offered Smith big money then they could have lowballed him without any need for a sign-and-trade. Now that Atlanta has a number in front of them and a clear time limit on how long they have to act, it gives Atlanta 3 options
1) let Smith go to Memphis for nothing
2) match Smith's offer and pay the 10million a year
3) SnT him-- only needing to get around 5million a year back because of BYE. Atlanta can shop the value around.
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Good point Erica, I just wasn't sure if a S&T was still an option due to some type of rules or regulations. If it is still a possibility then the numbers seem to properly allign to allow a Howard for Smith and Claxton deal.
Not sure if they're interested but it's good to know there's still a chance.
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