This time of year is affectionately known as “Lying Season” in the NFL. Rumors and falsehoods abound as teams attempt to gain an advantage prior to the 2018 NFL Draft. Could a feigned interest in one player help another fall into your team’s grasp? Can faked apathy put a general manager in a better position to barter? With so many potential ruses, is there any bellwether of truth? Perhaps.
NFL teams have preposterous sums of money and resources at their disposal. Despite these advantages, the resource of “time” for a billionaire is just as finite as it is for the pauper.