If there were a stone tablet with Ten Commandments for NFL general managers carved into it, the first commandment would be, “Thou shalt not get rid of great players.”
So it was surprising to see speculation this week that Alshon Jeffery could be traded prior to the Tuesday deadline. The initial rumblings were easy enough to dismiss. But then Adam Schefter reported Jeffery’s name is “likely to come up between now and Tuesday’s deadline.”
Schefter is a pro’s pro and he’s plugged in. He does not throw things against the wall to...
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