NFL Players Adopt
"Afghan Free Agent" Rule
Washington, DC | National Football League Players Association President Trace Armstrong announced a major change in "free agent" policy for the remainder of the 2001 season.
Under a test program modeled after Afghanistan fighting forces, players will be allowed to switch sides during any game in exchange for monetary compensation.
Armstrong stated, "We feel this change will definitely make things more interesting, and hopefully put a few extra dollars in the players' pockets." Under the "Afghan Rule," team members would be allowed to negotiate right up until the two-minute warning.
Major League Baseball is also considering changes based on military tactics. Under consideration is allowing a tunnel system between bases. Some stadiums will also experiment with air-dropping free snacks to the crowd during the seventh inning stretch.
And several players in the National Hockey League have expressed a desire to replace their hockey sticks with bazookas.
