Gsmack_42
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Ghost answered it here. Because he played a year in the CFL I figured he should be a rookie FA.
CFL rookie of the year Qwan’tez Stiggers set to visit Dolphins Monday
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Russell Wilson had to go through the draft even though he was 24 or so when he was drafted because he played baseball first, like former Ravens first round pick, Hayden Hurst. 15 years ago or so the Eagles drafted a 26 year old former fire fighter turned Boston College OL named Danny Watkins. Eagles took him in the first round, lol.
Not sure if he would've been a FA with one more year of CFL ball.
when you hear 30 visit then you know he's in the draft or else, you'd just hear free agent so and so is visiting the Dolphins
Me too man. I hope he makes it whether here or another team
What happened? Did circumstances change?
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No, ultimately she just did not go in that direction!What happened? Did circumstances change?
This is like a Key and Peele name lol
Great story. Certainly worth having a good look at him.
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After reading up on the matter, here’s the rules: Its not about age, a player does have to be eligible for an NFL draft (or supplemental draft) and go undrafted before they can sign with any team they wish as a free agent. If they end up getting drafted by a team and refuse to sign a contract, they are re-entered in the draft the following season.
Regardless of the players age, the NFL would have a MASSIVE problem with players manipulating where they land if going through an NFL draft wasn’t mandatory.
Well, unlike a true FA that can sign anywhere, your player rights belong to the drafting team unless you are traded or the team relinquished them...which I've rarely if ever seen happen as most teams want some kind of trade compensation.
I mean you can refuse to sign or show up... sign with another league... like he can be drafted here and go back to Canada without playing in the nfl...but if he wants to play in the NFL he's tied to whatever team drafts him...Unless no one uses a pick on him and he becomes an UDFA.
Like his agent can do some shenanigans to end up with someone specific but I've only seen that happen at the top of the draft...most guys don't care they just want to be drafted by anyone.
Yeah there's that too but I've rarely ever seen anyone say screw it and re-enter the draft the following year ....I think I heard about it once or twice but I don't know... it wasnt worth really remembering details if it even went through or did i read that was an option for the players....hmmm blah who cares
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Yeah there's that too but I've rarely ever seen anyone say screw it and re-enter the draft the following year ....I think I heard about it once or twice but I don't know... it wasnt worth really remembering details if it even went through or did i read that was an option for the players....hmmm blah who cares
Ironically enough, the only player I can remember doing it is when Joe Theisman got drafted by Miami, signed with Toronto instead, then got selected again by the Redskins.
That’s not what happened with Theismann. Miami still controlled his rights. They traded him to the Redskins for a first round pick in 1974.