When you consider that many all-time greats have been traded (Herschel Walker, Babe Ruth, etc.), it makes it easier to imagine the Washington Redskins flipping Su'a Cravens for the right price.
Senior vice president of personnel Doug Williams can certainly imagine such a scenario, as long as the price is right.
Cravens' status, however, is far from clear.
Earlier this month, head coach Jay Gruden said that Cravens wasn't on the trade block, which stands in stark contrast to Williams' comments. Gruden has some say in his roster composition, but Williams and team president Bruce Allen are in charge of personnel. Given how quickly plans can change in the NFL, it's possible that this was a misunderstanding between the front office and coaching staff, or it could be that the team's plans have evolved.
It is clear that the team can imagine life without Cravens.
He had a breakout rookie season in 2016, playing a limited hybrid linebacker-safety role that made him a force near the line of scrimmage. It was enough for the coaching staff to move him to safety full-time and pencil his name into the starting lineup going into training camp.
Cravens then sat out the entire 2017 season after threatening to retire after preseason roster cuts. He later reversed course and was barred from returning by the team, which placed him on the NFL's Reserve/Left Squad list. He remained there until he was reinstated in February and now sits on the active roster.
It's hard to gauge what his value might be or what the team would accept in a trade. But with the top brass from teams around the league gathered in Orlando for NFL meetings, it's plausible that a trade could be proposed. That's when the work begins for Williams.
"That’s why you don’t just say, 'Give me whatever you want.' That’s not the way it works in this business," Williams reiterated. "Right now, he’s a Redskin, and that’s how we’ve got to look at it."