 For example, only the Charlotte Hornets had the right to offer contracts to players from the Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Colts, and Detroit Lions, and only the Chicago Winds could offer contracts to players from the Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets, and Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.The league's struggles led to endless sarcastic comments (starting with the league's own abbreviation, which was often pronounced "Wiffle").Chicago Fire offensive lineman Steve Wright quipped that he had been offered a million dollar contract