An example that I can think of where I believe compensation could be rewarded was in the case of Kite and Riddle leaving the Dragons 34 years back (for inexcess of $300k each). Three years previous to this the Dragons had apparently signed both for less than $50k each. Kite was an unwanted bench player with Canberra and Riddle a young reserve grader with the Roosters.Detroit desperately needed an offensive tackle, but three were drafted within the first four picks. The franchise's decisionmakers knew they also had a glaring void at defensive end. Instead of trading down to acquire additional picks, the Lions stuck with their slot and took a player they evaluated up close for a week at the Senior Bowl..

We dealing with an NFL that locked out the players and said we going to stand firm on our position. I don any owner would be too upset about the deal that finally agreed to by both sides. This is an NFL that gambled on some low level referees, including the guy who makes the