Agree. I started noticing somewhere around 2021 or 2022. Teams that did this a lot were the 49ers, Ravens, Cowboys or any player that wore one color socks up to their knees.
Yes. They are independent contractors and shouldn't be subjected to being forced into going to a Franchise that they don't want to go to. The average career is like 4 years. You pretty much have one shot to make it. We've seen many careers ruined by going to bad situations.
Put yourself in...
Teams overpaying mediocre to good players are ruining the FA market.
I called $30M per year for Jefferson, but $75M guaranteed? That’s almost $25M more than what Tyrek got.
It is quite odd that although they are independent contractors, they are forced to sign with a team (or not play) when they first come into the league.
If more top draft prospects like we've seen in the past start putting up resistance, it will work as teams won't want to waste a draft pick. Regarding current NFL players, we've already seen high profile players force their way out of teams.
The reason why we don't see it much from college...
My guess is that most of the talented WR's are personalities and Bill doesn't like dealing with those types of personalities. Remember he was in New York with Keyshawn Johnson wanted them to "throw him the damn ball". Moss and AB were an aberration based on the situation. It's a new regime and...
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