Hey, Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans. You get all that? And what about you, Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks followers? Do yourselves a favor and make sure your teams don’t skip town. After all, it’s hell trying to get them back.

So you think it’s tough starting an NFL expansion team from the ground up? Don’t tell that to officials from the 28 established clubs, many of whom are still unhappy with how the Jacksonville Jaguars and Carolina Panthers are cornering the market on free agents and draft picks.

The Jaguars and Panthers not only had plenty of free-agent money to spend in the offseason, but they also had an extra pick per round in this year’s draft and will get an extra seven picks next year.

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I think in some ways, (the expansion teams) have an unfair advantage, especially with the draft picks, one team executive said.