mauldin just wasted his time playing in Ottawa. never won a Grey Cup. maybe a playoff ghame or two yet was the best DL in the CFL. he never took advantage of the leverage he had & could have signed for money & a real shot at a championship somewhere else. I can understand all star players from the past who were stuck on bad teams their entire careers because free agency never existed. Guys like Long Gone Jim Thomas, Greg Pipes, John LaGrone, George Dixon, **** Shatto & Don Luzzi. IThey had no choice. Teams wouldn't trade or lose them as free agents. They were in effect, trapped. In today's CFL, players have total freedom. They can sign 1 year deals & then leave. Mauldin chose not to. Dumb decision.