Trotter given permission to seek trade

Gibbs just said that Trotter has been given permission to seek a trade. Trotter was not present at practice today.

He says Trotter was given permission about a week ago, and he felt it was better for the team to go in a different direction at that position.

It didn't sound like he had a solid idea of who would take Trotter's place. It looks like Mitchell for the time being.

I heard that. Who is going to take his place?

:stop: (just wanted to use that icon, I love it!!

So there is the answer. Can't say I'm surprised. Trotter has been unlucky with his injury and has played well but not well enough for his salary. I can't see us getting more than a 3rd or a low 2nd at best.

;)

It's possible that we'll get a 2nd for Trotter - or we may get a player in return as well. It's a big cap hit, which is why the move suprises me. His cap number this year is $3.7 million, and the hit is $5 million (by my frequently flawed reckoning).

I liked picking Trotter up, but I can't see any team offering us anything worthwhile. Primarily because Trotter has been pretty average for us and is not playing up to his contract. I see him coming back.

Joecrisp, are you on location at mini-camp? I thought it was closed to the public. Do you have some kind of special deal with the team, or a press pass or something? Just curious.

I kind of hope we keep Trotter somehow but I'd be psyched if we got a 2nd round pick for him. Seems unlikely though, since everyone (except the Redskins) is hoarding their picks like gold this year.

I don't see a big turnout for trotter's service's, especially one that will warrant the cap hit we will take.

Joecrisp, are you on location at mini-camp? I thought it was closed to the public. Do you have some kind of special deal with the team, or a press pass or something? Just curious.
Ghost, I'm not on location yet. The demands of a full-time job prevented me from attending minicamp today, but I'll be on hand for all the activities on Saturday and Sunday. The Redskins issue me a press pass to camps and practices as a reporter for The Warpath, but unfortunately that privilege doesn't extend to games, as the team has a policy of not issuing passes to games for websites, due to the high demand for passes from the more traditional and established media outlets. I can't complain, though!;)

if we trade trotter shoud we trade for pick or a good player

I think that if he is traded we will be lucky to get an early day two pick, due to his salary. Anything is worth while though, he never panned out. He was a bad signing in my opinion and was just LDS signing a big splashy name.

And he was a disgrace to my number.