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Originally Posted by Five-hole
I don't agree with your interpretation. The latter paragraph explains how long the rights are held for, and that no bona fide offer is necessary to retain them for that period. The first paragraph states that you only get a compensatory pick IF you make a bona fide offer. The reference to "as defined below" only explains what a bona fide offer is, it doesn't relate the two clauses.
So you retain the rights either way, but you only get the pick if you make an offer.
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It says if the team loses exclusive rights "except as a result of failing to tender a REQUIRED Bona Fide Offer" and then later says a bona fide offer is not required for teams to retain exclusive rights to college players.
That to me says that a bona fide offer is not required to receive compensation in Jankowski's case