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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sschind" data-source="post: 1029971" data-attributes="member: 10247">Trades do happen for players about to he cut. Most of the time these cuts are well expected but sometimes they are a surprise. This year the Bengals already announced they were cutting Mixon but the Texans still traded for him.  Keep in mind in a trade the player keeps his contract while with  free agents teams can negotiate.  Teams might trade for a player about to be cut if they A) really like the guy, B) are willing to accept the contract, and C) don't want to have to compete for the player.  In the case of Jones as with many cap casualty cuts, no one probably wanted to take on the contract.  I'm guessing in most cases, if not all, before cutting a player a Gm will see if there is any interest in a trade.  In most cases there will not be as teams interested are generally willing to take their chances that they will be able to outbid  or otherwise be able to convince the player to sign with them.</blockquote>

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