Which is why the Thoroughbreds are such a rort - do they seriously expect us to believe that those TPAs are 'independent' of the Broncos - so those players getting TPAs via the Thoroughbreds would still be able to access those deals if they signed with a rival club?! Yeah, pull the other one. It's half a degree of separation from the club, at best.
Which makes the timing of the TPA interesting ..... Do the Bronco's know they already have a TPA available for BIrd? If so how? or now that they have signed him are they sitting beside the phone hoping an independent, non-associated 3rd party person is going to hear the news of Bird's signing and suddenly pick the phone up and call saying " Hey, is it possible to give you some money to cover Bird's contract"