I always thought that they drafted Jefferson so he'd already have a year in the system when Reynolds hit free agency.

Same reason they drafted Burgess and Fuller a year before JJ's last year under contract, and Hopkins in Everett's final year, and going back a couple years, Noteboom before Whit's last year (although Whit did sign another contract Boom was on the roster in case he didn't)

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