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Trade of the Day: The FBI for the Redskins

Border diplomacy.
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The fact that the Washington Redskins do not play in Washington has been a source of deep frustration for the District of Columbia for years now. Since 1997, in fact, the team has made its home in neighboring Prince George's County, Maryland, having fled aging RFK Stadium for greener pastures (only D.C. United, Washington's MLS team, still plays at RFK, and they've been trying to leave for years, too.) The Redskins' lease at Maryland's FedEx Field isn't up until 2027, so it would take a hell of a deal to bring the team back across the river.

What if D.C. had something to trade? Like, maybe, the headquarters of the FBI?