Quote:That's not necessarily true. The classic 'poison pill' story was when Minnesota signed Steve Hutchinson with the language that Hutchinson's Salary would automatically all be guaranteed if he was not the highest paid Lineman on the roster. This meant that Seattle would have had to guarantee his entire Salary since they had already signed Walter Jones to a richer deal. Hutchinson went to Minnesota. In retaliation, Seattle went and did the same thing with Nate Burleson and this was the major reason why the League and the NFLPA ruled against poison pills.

 

It should also be noted that neither of those General Managers are still with those teams.