m*********r 发帖数: 4692 | 1 1. RB Bo Jackson, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1986): In the 1980s, well before
the salary cap, teams had all the control in contract negotiations. The
re was no free agency. Draft choices either had to accept team offers or
hold out. Jackson found the most original way of saying no. The Bucs pe
rennially were drafting near the top of the first round, and few players
liked owner Hugh Culverhouse's offers. The Bucs made Jackson a five-yea
r offer. He said no and bolted to baseball. The first pick of the |
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