NFL Option Clause

[Tecno]

Those are players whose CFL contracts expired before they left. Nothing to do about that.

No, we're talking about an ELC IMP who just finished their rookie season: season 1 of a 2 year contract.  They are still under contract when they head down the FA between their season 1 and 2.  If they stick for 1+ years, then they return complete FAs, even though when they left they were still under contract.

I want to see that contract continue, like the NFL time never existed.  The CFL could do this.

What happens is a team scouts the supreme top guys, they light up year 1, then leave until year 3 (or more).  Then they return and do the Henoc mercenary tour.  Instead they should still be locked to that original team for another year.  (The money aspect would have to be worked out, though...)

[Tecno]

J. Grant didn't get a  new opportunity in the NFL IIRC. Vaval is currently exploring one. The process is random. Did Vaval show more than Grant early in his career?

I don't think it's as random as you think.  Grant had a big glaring "he's a FUMBLER" on his NFL scouting reports.  Vaval does not.  They both look somewhat similar in their rookie year.  The edge of the "not a fumbler" thing gets Vaval a look and Grant a lump of coal.

That said, I still have no idea why Strev stuck so long when Rourke got not much of anything.