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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pkrjones" data-source="post: 898934" data-attributes="member: 9982">Rumor out there is AR wants a new contract.  I'm guessing this is his way of "forcing" a trade, knowing the GB is $28Mil over the cap, already.  Indy & NE have $50Mil + cap space and teams ready to "win now" and both are in the AFC.  If AR really is done in GB I could see those 2 teams as trade partners.  This would create $31.5Mil dead money on the cap but also offer $5.5Mil cap savings.That would still leave GB $23Mil over the cap, and logical cap savings could be cutting:Preston Smith - $8Mil dead cap, $8Mil cap savingsAdrian Amos - $6Mil dead cap, $4.3Mil cap savingsDean Lowry - $3Mil dead cap, $3.3Mil cap savingsRick Wagner - $1.75Mil dead cap, $4.25Mil cap savingsChristian Kirksey - $2Mil dead cap, $5.6Mil cap savingsPossibly Mason Crosby -  $2Mil dead cap, $2.5Mil cap savingsThis would be dynamiting the roster but without AR I would expect some dark years ahead, anyway.  Draft and develop with whatever leadership is left in the locker room.Gone: Linsley, A. Jones, J. Williams, Lewis, King, Austin, Ervin, Harrison, Winn, Funchess.Keep (if cheap):  Lancaster, Redmond, Sullivan, Lazard, Tonyan, Greene & Nijman</blockquote>

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