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It has been presumed that anyone interested in trading for Edwards faces two hurdles -- working out a deal with the Browns, and negotiating a long-term contract with Edwards. But there's now chatter that perhaps a team will trade for Edwards without signing him to a new contract.
Reported by Profootballtalk.com
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According to PFT's Mike Florio, the wildcard would be the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Without an extension to the CBA, there will be no salary cap in 2010. And without a salary cap in 2010, a player with fewer than six years of service won't be an unrestricted free agent next March. Edwards, who is entering his fifth NFL season, would be a restricted free agent and the team that holds his rights will be able to retain his rights for 110 percent of his 2009 cap number, which is expected to be in the range of $5 million. As Florio notes, that's far lower than the franchise number for receivers, which likely will exceed $10 million. ... An interesting theory; we'll see how it plays out in coming days.
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