The Untold TRUTH of NFL Free Agency

In this video we go over the Controversial History of Free Agency

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Chapters:

Intro - 0:00
The Controversial History of Free Agency - 1:33
A Lack of Humanity - 3:36
Rob Gronkowski Stops Trade to Lions - 4:16
The Franchise Tag - 4:50
The Runningback Problem - 5:45
The March Nightmare - 6:46
Manipulating the Salary Cap - 8:35
Redskins and Cowboys Salary Cap Scandal - 9:48
Josh Cribbs Admits to Tampering - 12:03
Tom Brady Tampering - 12:58
Jeremy Maclin Tampering - 14:21
Darelle Revis Tampering 15:37
Big Contracts vs Team Success - 16:53
The Four Free Agents of 1992 - 18:01
The 2011 Lockout - 18:55
Jerry Rice Forced to Retire? - 21:05
Brett Farve Can't leave Packers - 22:21

[XXLepic]

QB money is just way out of hand while 95% of the league destroying their bodies for pennies compared

[L_Train]

It's hard to feel sorry for any player who makes over 750, 000. That's more than I'll make in my lifetime, from this point on out

[keodahui]

“Profit over player welfare, ” sounds like regular at-will employment, like 99% of working class Americans. Welcome to the real word, NFL.

[johnl.]

Favre as a victim 😂😂😂 the scam he pulled after retirement has real victims.

[mattrobinson]

17:18 The fact that teams overpay for QBs that aren’t worth the money it isn’t a sign of some darkness in the league; it’s a sign of stupid team management combined with QBs who are already millionaires being unwilling to take team-friendly deals to help them win. For instance. Daniel Jones contract would be considered robbery if the team hadn’t given it freely.

[pathutchison]

Hard to feel bad for the players. The fan his tag is part of the CBA. The players could refuse to have it be a thing. But they were more concerned with limiting how many times they had to practice in pads and how teams couldn’t force them to attend OTA’s. If they really wanted to get rid of the tags, they could give up something else. It’s all give and take.

[jerriotglencamp]

Levon Bell's horrible proformance with the jets made it hard for a running back to get paid. Additional comment:The line from the godfather part 3 is real about the meaning of franchise tag: " Just when you thought I was out they pull me back in."

[Treivax]

Great video but those faces at 9:48 are pure nightmare fuel 😆

[ericwhite]

Free agency is like a limbo you just don’t know what production you’ll get out of a guy who’s a vet.

[KarlMarkyMarxx]

Great to see a deep dive into the grimy business side of the game.

[arod]

You forgot the poison pill the packers put in the deal with the jets. If the jets traded Frave to Minnesota, the jets would have to give green Bay 4 1st round draft picks

[TheKingdomGamer]

Bradys wife was richer than he was. He didn't need the money.

[Lola]

There needs to be a separate salary cap for QBs. The money they're getting is greatly limiting their teams.

[jeffreysmith]

The real killer of the 90s cowboys salary cap.

[aVerveQuest]

It's funny how Gronkowski is painted as a doofus yet during his career and after he has seemed ingenious at the PR game and marketing himself.
A TE that not only became obe of the top five faces of the NFL, but a TE who has made and is making tons of money off the field.
For a non QB i can think of few who've maximized their image better.

[long]

Saquon Barkley getting paid. Josh Jacobs getting paid. Derrick Henry getting paid. Tony Pollard getting paid. D'Andre Swift getting paid. Austin Ekeler getting paid. Even Zack Moss getting paid. It's like that whole narrative about the market colluding the hold down running backs earning potentials was complete bullsh*t

[get_emld]

Honestly if I’m getting paid a couple million dollars I’m not gonna care how much I’d get thrown around in the league lol.

[andrewhoward]

I hate that my titans won’t have the King anymore. Derrick was a monster for us for 9 years. It won’t be the same without him anymore…

[teamsteed]

Thank you for posting the video. I've never heard this side of NFL free agency before.

[bendidio]

I love these videos I hope you keep making stuff like this it’s so fire