Clowney note

[bikerack]

One last thing...something I learned through this whole ordeal.

Everyone kept saying that the Texans lost the ability to sign Clowney to a new deal once that July deadline passed. That's all John McClain or the other guys on the radio would talk about.

After the deadline, you can still negotiate and come to an agreement...then you rescind the tag making the player a FA...then you sign him to the negotiated deal.

There is some trust you have to have that the player doesn't just bolt once they are a FA, but signing a new deal after that deadline is possible.