Completely different. When you voluntarily join, you know you're going to give up any real choice you have in geographic assignment, sometimes even in job selection. Happened to me a hundred times. I never complained.
With the almighty draft, a team gets to exercise it's "rights" and the individual's rights are cast aside.
My position on the NFL Draft is that it violates the right to a choice. If I were talented enough to have been drafted, I would not have played anywhere but Cleveland. That's all I'm saying.
Concerning my poor interpretation of the First Amendment as my " Right to Choose " I freely admit I can be legally wrong on that, and still be morally correct. I guess I just wouldn't have ever played in the NFL.
Certainly for the 2 years my rights were viloated while I waited out the grace period -- I believe it's two years; might only be one,....
You guys easily forget this is exactly why Bernie Kosar manipulated the completion date of his undergrad work.
Again, I just won't be surprised when Player A says he ain't going to Team B when the money is the same. And has been pointed out, other players have successfully exercised their right to do "otherwise."
Not a real argument and I don't intend to sway opinion. It's just me.
Also, my apologies to the purists who get all bent out of shape when a thread gets sidetracked.
Go Colt.
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