Question: Many implementations put the checksum in the trailer, but all the other information describing the frame in the header. Why do network designers do this

Many implementations put the checksum in the trailer, but all the other information describing the frame in the header. Why do network designers do this (instead of just putting the checksum as another field in the header so they could dispense with the trailer)?

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