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By trading for Clinton-Dix, Redskins fit in with sudden trade-happy NFL

Move over NBA and MLB: The NFL suddenly has some of the same crazy, in-season player-movement that basketball and baseball fans love.

Football’s trade deadline usually comes and goes with little fanfare — midseason shakeups traditionally are very rare.

But that’s changing — and on Tuesday, the Redskins got in on the action.

Washington sent a 2019 fourth-round pick to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for Pro Bowl safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, minutes before the trade deadline expired. The Redskins (5-2) are now all-in as they look to maintain their lead in the NFC East and get into the playoffs.