The salary cap basically forces NFL teams to prefer younger players who make less money to older players, who command higher salaries. Hull was one of the players who helped negotiate the current collective bargaining agreement between the players and owners. It just won't look right. Fans can't keep up The loyalty deal works a third way, and that's what threatens the game most. I'm talking about fan loyalty.
Free agency brings wholesale roster changes nearly every year.
New Orleans Saints fans were just getting used to former Mississippi Valley standout Ashley Ambrose playing cornerback. Ambrose took the money and ran to division rival Atlanta. Used to be, in the NFL, you pulled for players. As a youngster I pulled for the Saints. They weren't much, but they were mine.