So Sav Rocca (sp), the Eagles Punter, I believe he is Austrailian. He had to file for the draft before the Eagles could sign him, even though he wasn't going to be drafted and the Eagles knew that he wasn't going to be drafted?
That's kinda jacked. What if the Cowboys drafted him out of spite? What could the Eagles do?
I don't think a team would draft out of spite. Put a real possibility could be that team A "discovers" a player playing Australasian Rugby gives him a try out and convinces him to sign up for the draft w/ the intent of signing him as an UDFA after the draft. Team B learns of this watches the film of him playing rugby and decides to draft him in the 7th round because they figure a the 7th pick is worth it based on the guys talent.
Drafting out of spite makes no sense. Because unless you are also willing to give him a slot on the 53 man roster the other team can grab him off of wires.
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