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Originally Posted by ChaosTheory
Yeah, I think whatever plan they might potentially have for Jackson wouldn't come to fruition until after the draft.
I'm not familiar with the bold. What exactly is that (or what can I look up)?
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Steve Hutchinson, the Offensive Guard who signed the first poison pilled offer sheet in NFL history. Hutchinson played for the Seahawks and was transition tagged by them. The Minnesota Vikings signed him to an offer sheet that had a clause that stated that the contract would be fully guaranteed if he was not the highest paid OL on his team at the signing of the contract at a time when the Seahawks had Hall of Fame LT Walter Jones. Obviously this made the offer sheet unmatchable for Seattle, who then took revenge by signing Vikings RFA Nate Burleson to the last poison pilled contract in NFL history using the exact same length and value of contract with a clause that stated the contract would be fully guaranteed if Burleson played 5 or more games in the state of Minnesota in any year of the contract. As a result of this, upon the ratification of the 2011 CBA, poison pill clauses were banned.
So I guess I got the history wrong, and I should've said a Burleson-like clause. Still very interesting stuff.