01-08-2026, 12:13 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-08-2026, 12:38 PM by SkenfromLMF.)
IF Atlanta does NOT want McCullom and would prefer Klay, there is a path that can accomplish this as a separate transaction from Atlanta's perspective and likely result in TE's coming back to Dallas.
Klay and Martin get Dallas within 5 million of McCullom which means a Hardy, Powell, Exum, or DAR addition results in a net wash, with the possibility of adding in the phantom salary of Djurisic to Dallas (not using Exum).
From that point it becomes difficult to navigate the AD trade as a separate deal without Kispert and Kennard aggregating KP's salary, then adding 2 of the 3 remaining of Hardy, Powell, Exum, or DAR.
From Dallas' perspective this is one major trade with AD returning the bulk of the incoming salary and other pieces (primarily Klay) yielding TE's.
Klay and Martin get Dallas within 5 million of McCullom which means a Hardy, Powell, Exum, or DAR addition results in a net wash, with the possibility of adding in the phantom salary of Djurisic to Dallas (not using Exum).
From that point it becomes difficult to navigate the AD trade as a separate deal without Kispert and Kennard aggregating KP's salary, then adding 2 of the 3 remaining of Hardy, Powell, Exum, or DAR.
From Dallas' perspective this is one major trade with AD returning the bulk of the incoming salary and other pieces (primarily Klay) yielding TE's.
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