Lockett explains Hawks real estate sponsorship.

[RiverDog]

In my view any sort of relationship between a team and an active player outside of their football contract should disallowed. Leaving this door open allows teams that aggressively exploit rule weaknesses to gain an advantage.

However, it is allowed right now as clearly seen from TB12 and the Patriots. Thus, I don't mind the Seahawks doing it. We should play to the rules as they are currently written, not as to how we think they should be written.

I don't mind the activity so long as they consider it compensation and add it to the salary they're receiving.

There's another problem besides the financial aspect, and that's the appearance of favoritism. If you're a backup offensive guard, do you think that you'd receive the same perk as one of the highest paid players on the team is getting? They're only going to give it to their "stars."

And suppose in a couple of years, Metcalf wants the same deal given to Lockett. It's a slippery slope that I'd rather not see the Hawks head down.