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Originally Posted by Logan
Not necessarily. It's a way for the team to lock in what they could potentially get for him in a trade, but also gives the team who wants to sign him a chance to negotiate the compensation. Isn't this how the Falcons got Abraham for just the 1st rounder last year?
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Why would the Chargers negotiate down from a 1st and a 3rd, plus the other team spending 2.9 million on him?
I believe that Abraham was a straight-up trade, btw.
EDIT: Abraham was a franchise player, not a RFA.