Adrian Awasom hopes to play in the NFL again in the near future. The 6-foot-5, 280-pound defensive lineman was signed by the New York Giants in 2005 as an undrafted free agent and played in only 17 NFL games. According to National Football Post, Awasom is drawing interest from a few NFL teams after recording 20 tackles and three sacks during a championship season with the Las Vegas Locomotives. But who wants to pay $150,000 just to leave the UFL for the NFL?
Awasom certainly doesn’t, which is why he and his agent have found a brilliant loophole in the UFL’s new policy. Rather than pay the $150,000 transfer fee to go directly from the UFL to the NFL, Awasom has signed with the San Jose Sabercats of the Arena Football League. From there, he can void his contract and seek NFL employment without having to pay a fee.
Genius. It remains to be seen whether or not more players will take this route and the AFL will get sick of being used, but for now it seems like a great way to tell the UFL to take their $150,000 fee and stuff it. Bravo, Awason, and best of luck on phase two of your NFL career.
