Wow, the Telvin Smith "situation" has been so manufactured and blown up, IMO. Is there even a situation?
I think getting a 2nd rounder for him is too optimistic- if that happened, I would light a candle. A 5th is optimistic, too, maybe a conditional 7th would be more in line given that salary dump.

But why trade him? What's the impetus?

On Campbell, an extension would be foolish at his age. I like 02's argument but not enough to agree with it. I see a parallel here to the Patriots' handling of Logan Mankins. There was a solid player with no signs of decline and they traded him, in 2014 in the middle of a 6 year contract, to TB for a lousy TE and a 4th.

He went on to a Pro Bowl year with TB in 2015, retired in 2016. The Pats turned the 4th rounder into DE Trey Flowers which, I agree, was only coincidental that he turned into a star but it underscores the point: better to ditch them a year too early than a year too late.

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