A team willing to trade ANYTHING for him will most likely be the highest bidder for his services. By trading, they secure exclusive rights - anyone else contacting him would be tampering. So a team trades a 6th rounder, gets him locked in - then they tell him, look, let's restructure, we'll give you some money RIGHT NOW as a roster bonus and then a reasonable base for the next two years. As it stands, Culpepper ain't getting a penny until the first week of the season. A little cash in pocket gives a man a feeling of security. If he balks, they cut him before training camp. He hopes to sign on somewhere... but no up-front money until he does. How's he going to pay the strippers without any bling?