Another thing to remember is that they are losing a player no matter what, if you trade Gio for someone or a pick, you are going to lose someone else. Could have been Ryan or Kylington. The organization obviously thought the cap space was worth more than getting a later round draft pick and losing someone like Kylington or Phillips. Yes it sucks to lose Gio, but it’s not for nothing, you trade or protect him, you are losing someone else. To trade you need someone else who wants Gio, there aren’t many teams who have a protection spot open, and if they do they can pay pennies on the dollar because they are in complete control. Seattle may have been playing hard ball to begin with to try and get top dollar for extra protection spots, but again you have to lose someone, and sending high picks with someone like Kylington doesn’t seem worth it for 1 more year of Gio.
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