DMN Blog: Assessing the trade

by Todd Archer

Akin Ayodele and Anthony Fasano were brought in two years ago through free agency and the draft and now they are gone, joining oh so many former teammates with the Dolphins.

The Cowboys had to make a move at linebacker with so many players and so few spots and Ayodele was the logical choice only from a salary-cap perspective. By trading him, the Cowboys save $500,000 against the cap. If they dealy blog-fave Bobby Carpenter would have cost the team money. more...