Deion Sanders’ son and Travis Hunter won’t play for some NFL teams | Pro Football Talk | NFL on NBC

Mike Florio and Chris Simms discuss if they’re surprised Deion Sanders is taking this strong of an approach so early with his son Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter and why this is likely where the league is heading. #NBCSports #ProFootballTalk #TravisHunter
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[@jameshopkins6853]

I don't want anyone on my team that says they can't play in cold weather. What happens when they have to play on away games?

[@skylermv]

The NFL can easily stop this by adopting a new policy that a team owns the drafting rights for 3 years. No prospect will sit out 3 years.

[@jaysonsmith7264]

i havent seen any white prospects talk like this

[@boxingfanquez6979]

I bet you haven’t, ever heard of Eli manning or John elway

[@sparky3569]

It should be 5 years that's what a 1st round pick is on a rookie contract

[@lukephillips770]

You don’t know football

[@skylermv]

@@lukephillips770 Guarenteed i know it a lot better then you. Rules in football are changed all the time.

[@BaconBitZ2007]

Florio apparently never wants to see bad teams get better. The whole reason the draft is set up the way it is is to allow bottom teams to improve.

[@ngc-fo5te]

But the draft is still stupid in many regards.

[@shadiffhinson4205]

But year after year they don't improve, then what?

[@grandpoohbah1037]

If a NFL team is depending on a 20 -22 year ALONE to immediately make them better, they are a sorry ass team.

[@BaconBitZ2007]

Nobody should expect a top pick to immediately change their team around, but during a rebuild, you can expect to be picking in the top 10 for 2-3 years. That's multiple potential keystone players for a franchise that can help turn it around. Look at the bengals and the texans. 2 perfect examples of teams improving because of the draft

[@ced9938]

​@@shadiffhinson4205Which is a lie

[@DawgCompany]

This is going to set a dangerous precedent; it will have negative effect parity.

[@NerdishlyActive]

💯

[@jaysonsmith7264]

why does mike florio want every rule to be followed but then whats them to push back against the process. it makes no sense

[@NerdishlyActive]

@@jaysonsmith7264 he’s a phony. All lawyers are

[@brandonwilson4740]

Without parity the nfl would cease to exist. This isn't the nba. A stadium costs a lot of money to build and tax payers won't pay if the team is never good

[@ngc-fo5te]

​@@jaysonsmith7264His position is actually logical. You are confusing things.

[@djmetcalf3815]

I’m sure he’ll have the same tune after Colorado goes 6-7

[@Phil_Williamson]

I mean USC wasn't exactly undefeated last year...

[@silvergold2140]

sorry I think another 4-7 season for Colorado.. at best. with a celebrity not a hc.

[@tj-23]

@@Phil_Williamsonexactly. It doesn’t matter if they win 2 games. Both of them getting drafted round 1

[@jordansme1234567]

3-10

[@macalloway1]

​@@silvergold2140i dont think itll matter. Nobody is going to grade deions coaching tape. Travis hunter is a cornerback and shedeur doesnt block or talk smack.

[@jamesknapp64]

Chris is completely correct, Bengals were possibly the worst run team in my life (Cards and Browns were the other two); and Joe Burrow goes there and in the SB in year 2, AFC title game in year 3. TLaw goes to a bad Jags team and year two won a playoff game and were in it vs Chiefs in Arrowhead. these teams can turn it around in 2 years.

[@stephenhamilton1113]

They will get blacklisted by the owners in some shape or form as a gentlemen's agreement as a way that they are saying " We are not playing that. '

[@OmahaSand]

There are usually only a very few teams that need a starting QB each year .. and if you're crossing teams off your list because of "weather"... I can't help you.. You're not reading the situation very well.

[@chrisclark2747]

The cities that are pre-approved are simply the teams Deion played for? That's a bit ridiculous.

[@kingxvch546]

Eventually these guys are going to be wanting to play for the same teams like the NBA. This is what makes the NFL so great.. the players don’t have any power to pick and choose.

[@SuperMogul]

Those days are over, sending a very good player to a team and getting destroyed like Andrew Luck and RG3.

[@HeshComps]

I'd support teams colluding and collectively agreeing to not draft a guy if this starts happening. Best thing about the NFL is a team can go from being absolutely hopeless to vying for a championship in just 2 years. No one wants to see the same 5 teams in the hunt because they happen to be in the best market.

[@charlesfaure1189]

The players union would sue them in a heartbeat and win.

[@dm1004]

​@charlesfaure1189 they might but all that gets is maybe money. But that player is still not drafted

[@morriswhitaker236]

I would have disagreed 2 years ago, now I wouldn’t care. All the owner has to say is I don’t want to waist a draft pick on some kid who might not play for this team or hold out for more money. They couldn’t take the risk. Deion’s sons are not all that to me. They have the hype but not the winning attitude, that will kill the locker room. Travis Hunter needs to gain some weight. It’s just a reality. Please Jerry Jones do not draft this kid, he will definitely kill that locker room.

[@connorberglund7032]

This cant happen… I want an NFL where bad teams can become good and good teams bad. If you want to play in the NFL you have to enter the draft knowing you can go to any team

[@user-en9qd5nx8w]

Right, the system is intentionally setup for parity, where your team has the same chance as the other teams, it comes down with how you manage the money you're given and how good you are at running the organization. The complete opposite of college football right now.

[@davidmackenzie9701]

Surely you should want good and bad teams to get better. The problem is that there are some teams that, even if you do give them the best players, they don't know what to do with them, and they end up being hurt by the draft. From a player's perspective, it is not good to be drafted by these teams. They are being treated like rich man's play things.

[@connorberglund7032]

@@davidmackenzie9701 Like the Bengals a few years ago? Or the Chiefs 10 years ago? There isn’t an organization that can’t be successful with the right people. Obviously players have preferences, how could they not, but that isn’t how it works.

[@mentallyblissful]

People in hell want ice water. Some people want to be wizards.

[@user-en9qd5nx8w]

@@mentallyblissful I always wanted to be Gandalf, the wizard, but Gandalf the Gray because he was a cool dude that smoked a lot of pipe weed.

[@michaelhaas401]

Florio has been drooling over this for quite awhile and I agree that it probably will happen at some point. The NIL money gives the college kids financial independence and leverage. Let’s play this out - Say a player rejects the draft and sits out. The NFL could change the draft exclusivity to three years, which would put the prospect in an untenable position. The union could challenge it legally and it could end up in the courts or in Congress. Let’s say the NFL ultimately loses its exclusion from antitrust laws and everything reverts to free market. The richest owners will buy the best players, parity will disappear, all games will become pay per view, ticket prices will become even more ridiculous and the fans will lose. Is there another scenario?

[@mudman619]

I agree. but it appears that the NFL & the owners fully believe in & support the "parity" model for their business - I don't see a scenario where they voluntarily surrender their power or the model that makes them billions. As you said, either Congress will force them to or they'll figure out a way around players threatening to sit out.

[@mickelkobeck7376]

I didn't realize potential 3rd strings qb's had so much power...LMAO

[@ngc-fo5te]

When they are quite likely a top 3 QB picked they do.

[@mickelkobeck7376]

@@ngc-fo5te No.....will NOT happen.

[@I.P.Freely2-yz1je]

​@@ngc-fo5tenot gonna happen

[@jamese9434]

😂😂

[@OmahaSand]

I don't think Shedur is going to have the shine that Deion thinks. Deion was a hella Max/Contract guy and I don't think owners are all that enthusiastic about getting a player who ... 1. Is not as talented as his Dad 2. Has had his Dad fill his head with all kinds of crazy ideas about contract/money.... Owners aren't looking for problems. Now Deion wants other high/maintenence concessions? How many NBA Teams wanted the sons of LaVar Ball?

[@Autumnnss]

If your current team, which plays its first game in ~ 5 months, has 2 future NFL top 4 picks you better deliver results Coach.

[@jarretthoogerhyde1633]

I get it but no one is forcing these guys to play football.

[@randyharris9964]

If I was the league I would make a rule if u turn down it first team u must sit 3 years before entering again .....and see how many guys will do it😊

[@jeremydaileysr.8243]

That's ridiculous. So eventually the players pick the their teams? Smh.

[@absurdandy4122]

Eli did it 😂

[@charliemirus4124]

Mindsets like this might have prevented us from having a situation of rebirth and rejuvenating like we have seen in Cincinnati when they drafted Joe Burrow. That would have been a shame.

[@Hammondbrass]

The only thing that I think is funny about Deon Sanders saying that is that he’s kinda doing that with coaching; going to lesser teams in less desirable places and trying to turn them around. He walks a fine line between “I’m not going there because they don’t deserve my talent” and, “I’m so talented it doesn’t matter where I go, I’m going to make them better.”

[@ThisHereCommenter]

Seems like he’s fighting for the underdog in each of those situations. There’s a saying that goes “America loves an underdog.” More and more, we’re finding out that what a lot of Americans really love is to see the wealthiest, and most powerful, win in every situation, as long as the loser is not someone those Americans care about. Case in point: If these millionaire -and soon-to-be millionaire - players want to not be forced to spend the first four or five years of their careers getting coaching, medical treatment, etc, that is below NFL standards, and often (especially quarterbacks) having their career growth stunted due to poor team management and decisions, any fair-minded person should be able to understand that. But some fans only see a player, whom they don’t really care about, speaking up for himself in the face of those who are much richer and more powerful than that player is - and those fans are offended.

[@hughmungus2589]

Elway & Manning had seasons of DI CFB seasons highlighting what they could do at the next level. Sheduer hasn't done ANYTHING on the football field to prove he can play in the NFL.

[@syeah1505]

Of course, Mike likes this. I think Deion comes off very entitled, and I'm not sure his son is any good. His son used the excuse of not entering the draft this year by saying he's number one, when every says it's Caleb Williams. Time will tell 🙂

[@colonialstraits1069]

Why does anyone think Shedeur is a first rounder? Not gonna happen. If he’s lucky, he’ll wind up in Winnipeg or Edmonton.

[@absurdandy4122]

Because he keeps my trash ass team against top teams with no wr catching and no o line 😂. He's a perfect qb for a trash team

[@thebrizzy]

I dont think there are any bad team organizations to go to now. The teams like the Lions, Browns, Bengals, Chargers, have all turned the corner. There are less desirable cities with high taxes and so on but players dont have to live there 365.

[@grandpoohbah1037]

Panthers and Commanders.

[@Ep1cRainbow]

​@grandpoohbah1037 yeah Carolina is dreadful rn

[@michaelhaas401]

As long as there are dingleberry owners there will be bad organizations.

[@kbengson9163]

Panthers, Commanders,Cardinals,Jets,NE,Giants, Raiders,Seahawks said hold my beer 🤣

[@95tillinfinity23]

​@@kbengson9163Seahawks is a stable organization what are you yapping about

[@MrAyntlerz]

If everyone starts saying who they will and won't play for...THEN WHATS THE POINT OF THE DRAFT?

[@chevyjr1862]

Only the top tier players will do it like how only elite NBA players can force trades to where they wanna go like a KD or kyrie, harden, lebron, Greek freak etc u gotta be the best of the best to have that kinda leverage

[@bigjermboktown6976]

It's one thing to think highly of your kids and want the best for them. But what if he goes to the team of your choice and just flat out sucks... I mean he's acting like he's going to be the next Tom Brady or something

[@gtrguru666]

Dion aside, draft is best way to make sure young players get relatively evenly distributed. Otherwise small market teams will always lose out. Bad take Florio and Simms

[@user-gs2tc1bm9z]

Maybe worry about a winning record at Colorado.

[@terryjohnson3042]

The NFL deserves what ever it gets 😊

[@coryfeldman-hz2yj]

I want to hear which teams!

[@morecowbell235]

"don't want my kid going nowhere cold next year" promptly lists 3 cities where it snows

[@saint6563]

Williams is lucky. He's not going to the team w/the worst record. He's going to the 9th w/$56 million in cap space.

[@OmahaSand]

This weeks Hallmark Channel Movie - The LaVar Ball Story- Starrng Deion Sanders. Lol

[@thesportsdad]

Love Deion, but he's putting way to much unnecessary pressure on these kids to perform like players that think they are good enough to control were they go.

[@Steelfan-oe7ok]

His kids already gonna be in for a rude awakening when he gets to the league. He's no longer gonna be the caoches kid who gets treated like gold. He should just simply feel lucky enough that his kids gonna get drafted no matter where it is

[@OmahaSand]

I don't remember Deion being super grounded during his playing days ... Not much has changed.

[@BesTiCaN1000]

I have a feeling this won't end well for players if this becomes the norm. It's kinda like you don't bite the hand that feeds you.

[@RonnieDellarsina]

Playing in the NFL isn’t a right. It’s a privilege. Change the rules to keep the system as it is. If the players don’t like it then go serve me my burger and fries.

[@cag19549]

Why would they serve you burgers and fries when they're collecting millions in NIL money? Your comment also suggests they don't have any other skills besides serving burgers and fries. I can't decide if your comment is "they're all dumb jocks" or borderline racist. Playing in the NFL isn't a right or a privilege; it's a career.

[@kingxvch546]

It’s one thing to not want to play for certain organizations because this teams mismanagement, but if the NFL is not careful they’ll eventually become like the NBA (where they gave the players all the power) and draftees will be picking where they play for other reasons.

[@nothanks3590]

Mike is right about this eventually becoming the norm. unfortunately, this is the beginning of the end of the NFL as we know it. the NFL will regress to what it was like in the 70's, 80's and early 90's. only a handful of super teams and a bunch of scrub teams just there as fodder.

[@johnshultz9557]

When people are not talking about deion he does or says something to make people talk about him it's always all about deion!!!

[@MrOmar34p]

Dions son will be just a back up in the NFL level that kid has no heart hes all about the fame not about the game so who gives a shit what Dion wants

[@apacademy]

The Last 30 seconds of this was possibly the most important. Deion got the job at Colorado and brought his "baggage". Maybe Shaddeur gets drafted by the Cowboys and the next thing you know, he shows up with the Only Coach he's ever known, his dad. Bag and Baggage

[@serrahighsfinest]

Mccarthy and Dak have yet to sign anything beyond this year. It's possible.

[@Crunchtime503]

I wouldn’t be surprised if Deion leaves CU after this season and only feels comfortable for his son to go to an NFL team that he is allowed to join their coaching staff or even be the HC. He has been the only coach that his son has ever had from pop warner and I could see Deion trying to keep it that way.

[@jasonmuri9016]

I totally agree with you, the only thing I would say is Deion wouldn't accept being a part of coaching staff he would demand being head coach and final say over GM too. I've disliked him forever and he contradicts himself constantly. I wouldn't want to play for him, he will sell you out in a heart beat, as he's proven at CU.

[@MrDuds1984]

Yea no way Deion stays at CU past 2024, I’ll bet my house on it.

[@OmahaSand]

Not many teams want to have to babysit a Dad and Son.. both. I would never Draft Shedur- I have no interest in high maintenence folks.

[@michaelhaas401]

@@jasonmuri9016I agree that he would demand HC. He would be a nightmare for any HC he worked under as long as his son is on the team.

[@j2398]

I feel bad for his son. He'll never be his own man and will probably have depression from this

[@user-hq8zk3yn3q]

First round draft picks who are cushioned by NIL money could potentially follow pursuit.

[@zoranstanoev9531]

If a players sits a year, don’t they then lose leverage the next year in the draft? Or do they threaten to sit a second consecutive year?

[@chevyjr1862]

They can not sign to the team they are drafted but come on as free agents to the best situation for them less money but u set yourself up for a big contract extension

[@serrahighsfinest]

The players have more power now, it is what it is.

[@louismatherne7522]

The NFL will not allow Deion Sanders to dictate this to them... they will either change the length of teams draft right to drafted players or they will collude to keep said players out of the 1st round.

[@Phil_Williamson]

Lol Deion should probably wait until next year to talk about this.

[@MrJones-we8to]

Those CU players do not have to enter the draft. The can go the route of being an undrafted free agent. Go sign a team they want play for - go hire team to play with in the NFL. The NIL money will be there to help as they go thru the lean years as a UDFA. Then if things works out- then it’s payday.

[@johnforster6153]

I love how these guys don't even do any research before running off at the mouth. Florio suggests going back to school if you don't want to play for the team who drafts you. Too bad there is already a rule against it. I can't remember the guy's name, but an o lineman threatened to do that a few years ago if he wasn't drafted in the first round. The nfl said you cannot re-enter the draft, period. So, yeah, have fun with that.

[@Ep1cRainbow]

They lose eligibility to play at the college level

[@richj011]

The player has no real leverage. First of all it's only really gonna work for the first pick. And if he didn't want to go #1 who's to say he'll want to go the second worst team? Mike is only this up bringing this up because he's jealous of the Bears situation. If the Vikings had the 1st pick he'd say it was non-sense or you're the first pick now go prove yourself lol

[@MrDuds1984]

Florio is so proud about his every 21 year philosophy then brings up Bo Jackson which debunks it sixty seconds later

[@macalloway1]

I think hes talking about the player actually getting what they want every 21 years

[@Hogwild9erguy]

Those two aren’t even good enough to pick where they want to go😂😂

[@johnfitzgibbon8430]

Florio. Stop being a Vikings fan and telling Caleb not to join the Bears. This is crazy. The NFL needs to be punitive about draft picks who won’t follow the rules. Parity is key.

[@Magicmike12]

When 1 player does this in this age of the game, then others follow 🤔🤔🤔

[@jameshoops10]

lol this is amazing in general i wanna see how it turns out very risky

[@MotivosDelLobo]

Turning into the NBA

[@NerdishlyActive]

I tell you what…Deion better hope these two kids will be able cash all these written checks at the next level or all three of them are gonna look like damn fools.

[@jaysonsmith7264]

they looked like fools at the end of the college season

[@NerdishlyActive]

@@jaysonsmith7264 I agree

[@mwatts6755]

This is Mike’s dream!

[@The_Omegaman]

Second round picks dont get to dictate

[@frankieclayton9303]

I agree I hope it's not going to turn that way when kids are the new people that's coming in NFL think they're not going to be able to they have to show the skills ability Talent anymore because they are going to have to do this because the NFL better around longer than them and they need to do this

[@terrrell.o]

It may not hurt Travis and Shadeur but could hurt future buffs

[@burn8175]

Deion is goin to make sure his son is the future for the Falcons 😌

[@keithhunt5467]

Deion gon leave colorado and coach his son in da nfl wit da falcons

[@702TifosiGambler]

When lol

[@bencromwell707]

What up Mike 😂😂😂

[@danv6404]

Let me guess next he’ll only play for a black HC

[@FlintGiven]

He said no to playing with the Chargers so, not surprised

[@charliemirus4124]

With QB being the most important position in all of sports, the Draft is often the only way for most teams to get a GREAT QB. Once a player signs with a team, they rarely “let him go

[@gobucs7870]

Deion and his family are friends with Jerry Jones..Arthur Blank..Roger Goodell etc..NFL players and coaches seem to hold him in highest regard..People who don't know him are ones complaining..Deion made calls to NFL teams to find out his players stock and is now trying to warn bad franchises to not draft him..Smart I'd say..

[@blackreign487]

If I'm an NFL team and a player tries this, I'll pass him up. There's always somebody better. I wouldn't want that kind of player in my locker room.

[@agent-21-7]

If this is a QB friendly draft, and let’s say hypothetically Raiders, Giants, Vikings, Broncos all get a QB. Are there any teams that will even consider Sanders in the top of the draft? I can’t think of a team that will need one next year. Maybe Saints? Dallas if it’s Dak disappoints?

[@thomasgentry6201]

Florio Called a Draft not a suggestion? WW2 . Thankfully you lead from behind!

[@MrJohnnyclockwork]

More power to players but the ultimatum effect of this is players 1-10 will have the same sentiment and 9-10 of those player will ultimately not be playing football at some point or will be playing for a worse organization/team than the one that came before. Maybe this will only be true for QB’s but nonetheless it’ll be a gamble that most will lose on since you’re taking a gamble and you’re going against a more powerful organization than just a single franchise. In other words, owners will realize if it can happen to one, than it can happen to the other and they’ll make rules to prevent it all together.

[@acrossthepond9008]

I disagree. If this happend it will make good teams stay good, and bad teams stay bad. Which makes the whole point of the draft obsolete. I also think collage players who are joining the draft, must sign a waiver to play for whoever NFL selects him.

[@alpollard4784]

So those 5 teams are the only place they can go they can't go to the other 26 Other teams or classes on campus.

[@BUStedLosAngeles]

It is borderline tampering, and it disrupts the competitive balance of the league

[@shadiffhinson4205]

I mean I understand why people think this will set a bad precedent, but it's your career. No one owns your rights, once you're contractually obligated there's not much you can do. There are some very badly ran organizations and players shouldn't be happy to go to a bad situation. Organizations need to improve. Some players don't care where they go because a dream was accomplished and there getting paid well. But for others it's about exposure. They don't put the bad teams on primetime. I've always felt the more you win, he more money you'll make through branding endorsements because you're part of a winning product. Some of these players talents are wasted playing for bad teams and organizations.

[@dallasfluff3347]

Everybody has an opinion until its their career being wasted on “Jeff fishers “ or “ David teppers “ playing in the nfl is indeed a privilege but even soldiers are allowed to express if they have no confidence in their leaders. Some of these people giving me super republicans vibes “ni%%er shut up and play “ like for real .. you dont want to work for a horrible boss or a bottom tier company but if i put on a helmet everybody else’s opinion is supposed to matter 🤣

[@sgu2693]

Why not let the top 32 players draft their teams? Might be a total mess, however. 😮

[@richardnethercot4391]

Sounds like Prime wants his son to goto Dallas .

[@1mchlvsn22]

Whats wrong with people choosing who they want to play for?

[@billhillard]

I preferred the old days when the players needed day jobs in the off season to make enough to play football. They are too babied and paid too much now. This is one of the things killing this sport.

[@CaresforAll]

The owners will get together and blackball those players and they won't get drafted at all.

[@ericg3002]

As a Chiefs fan, please do this. Every team with a stable top 10 qb will have the young top receiver demanding to play for that team. Chiefs will never have a bad wr year as long as Mahomes is the qb.

[@LLSmooveH]

Mike is so wrong on this its not even funny. No player should be that controlling as a rookie. Imagine how the Zach Wilson situation couldve been & he was guaranteed to be a Jet. The best way to solve draft issues is removing franchise tag & option years but the NFL CANNOT go down the path of letting players call the shots. The NBA isnt the same anymore since that happen.

[@clos24]

Athletes are so spoiled. They get paid millions to play a game they're treated and viewed as solders and now they can baby their way even further? There's many job normal people are forced to relocate at least for a few years and don't get paid anywhere near athletes do

[@johnjohnson7036]

I think it's a great idea to let these college kids pick where they want to go play instead of being drafted. This way the nfl can be just like the NBA where there are 4 teams a year that are any good. Good luck nfl. You had a good run.

[@ronjackson771]

The NFL owners are not going to allow these players to come into the league making these types of commands.

[@SF49ersfanatic]

The NFL can take quick action against that by voting once a player declared for a draft he cannot enter another one in future years

[@bobbykingcaffeine5010]

Im sick of this man, go be a lawyer🤣

[@user-iq6cc3df3l]

If I were a player I’d say, “I ain’t playin’ for no damned Vikings!” And when people ask, “Why?” I’d respond, “‘Cause I ain’t winnin’ and makin’ that damned Florio look good, that’s why!”

[@nicklutu]

Deion, did the same thing when he was drafted. He said he would just play baseball

[@p0rch917]

Honestly if they dont want to do the draft, then maybe they should be able to just go undrafted free agents. Why even be in the draft if there are teams that cant draft you? The draft is setup to make the not so good teams better, so if you dont want to be on the "not so good" teams, then dont do the draft. This is just going to open the door for all the first round talent guys to say where they want to play and everyone based on where they grew up or what teams they watched to make their list based on that and you end up with just talent stacked teams and the small markets get weaker. I do however think the 5th year option needs to go for the first round guys. That forcing them for an extra year just because they are better is unfair to the player.

[@davidluna7237]

Without parity then kids would only want to go to Dome teams, championship ready, and NY, FL, CA teams.

[@RaydinAE11]

I'm worried about destination teams being the only teams again. Made the NFL boring.

[@The_80s]

So the NFL will go back to having a handful of good times. That sounds fun.

[@marcomcdowell8861]

Being drafted into a professional sport is a priviledge, not a right. Pretty sure the owners would squash a wave of preferred destinations. Wait until players refuse to go to Minnesota lol

[@markaceves8963]

Fucking love these guys

[@dderrig]

The NFL can’t exist in this type of situation….i do know it happened before but if this was the norm it would be like the lakers in basketball with all the best players forcing themselves to certain teams….if we want teams to be on at least the same potential level then players go where they are selected and can move on in free agency….

[@donpearson2076]

Bears charter franchise, more HOF then any other team, world class city, fan base that is world wide and vast, steady ownership, what the hell are people talking about. The draft is a draft! It’s not a college free agency, I say you skip a year you give up your right to be drafted, yes you can become a free agent but teams can then sign you to their terms and you’ll never Ry that slotted money or the honor of being drafted. Because obviously it’s not important to you. Deion was a great player seems to be a good coach but why do people take everything he says like he is gotta be right. I hated when Eli did this shit , and never rooted for him, he was a brat. Deons list is crazy teams he’s played for and teams and people he has connections with. Goddell needs to correct this mess. Yes players do have power, there’s the CFL, the XFL or the NFL or a real job take your pick!!!!

[@jonathanstewart4800]

The way I see it, if you don’t go through the draft process the we it’s designed, then you can go to another league.

[@mitchcollins5840]

Imagine a group of top-level college graduates. Companies try to hire them, and they have the freedom to choose who they wish to speak with. So they choose cutting edge Tesla or SpaceX rather than slow, lumbering old GM or Chrysler. In the case of the NFL, the players will choose the better run teams with some consideration for location and other factors. Why should a player be forced to play for Snyder's Commanders? (When he owned the team) Or how about Tepper's Panthers? People who oppose player freedom probably want to roll back free agency, trapping great players in crummy organizations, or in situations they find untenable. Free the players....

[@tombreckinridge6218]

This all seems incredibly stupid. RG3s comments on CW holding out from the Bears is one of the dumbest things ever. No rookie QB has ever been given that much talent around him entering the league. Maybe Deon has CTE bc it seems like he is purposefully sabotaging his son’s career.

[@scottritchey6737]

There is also not that many good teams that need a QB