The NFL is about to close the book on the preseason with the third and final installment of exhibitions on deck this weekend. Once those games conclude, the ball rolls into the hands of the front office, as they'll be tasked with whittling down the 90-man summer roster into the opening 53-man unit to begin the regular season.

While most of the attention over this period will be paid to the departures, it's also a sneaky period for additions. The preseason can reveal some weaknesses on a given roster and teams could look to look to improve those areas by dipping into the trade market with teams that may have a surplus at those positions. For the team trading a player away, it's a win-win as it gets the franchise one step closer toward getting to the 53-man threshold while likely picking

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