Great article on how this will help in the Free Agent hunt.
http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast/post/_/id/36854/timing-was-a-key-to-redskins-big-deal
Officially, the trade that will send three first-round draft picks and a second-rounder from the Washington Redskins to the St. Louis Rams in exchange for this year's No. 2 pick can't be announced or finalized until the new league year opens Tuesday. But it has been agreed upon several days early, and there are some good reasons for that from the Redskins' standpoint.
http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast/post/_/id/36854/timing-was-a-key-to-redskins-big-deal
Officially, the trade that will send three first-round draft picks and a second-rounder from the Washington Redskins to the St. Louis Rams in exchange for this year's No. 2 pick can't be announced or finalized until the new league year opens Tuesday. But it has been agreed upon several days early, and there are some good reasons for that from the Redskins' standpoint.