Dolphins' Ricky Williams Fails Another Drug Test

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by TAFKAS

I got a question. And some may think I've been toking up with Ricky after reading this question. Could the Redskins trade Patrick Ramsey to the Dolphins for Ricky Williams, then cut Ricky and clear cap space?

I know trades like this happen all the time in the NBA, but I don't know if the same rules could apply to the NFL.

no, when a team lets a player go (cut or trade) they immediately get a cap hit for the remaining signing bonus. the new team get a guy with no gaurantees in his contract, so keeping or dumping him doesn't really make a difference. If you trade and release or just cut a guy, you're hit with his release fee either way, and both teams end up with a player that can be cut at any time without penalty.

though no player would ever want to be traded without getting a new contract.