The NFL does things a bit differently.

At least the modern NFL that is.

The Houston Texans signed Brock Osweiler to a $72 million contract, $37 million of it guaranteed, before the 6’7 quarterback ever met with head coach, Bill O’ Brien.

Bill O'Brien says first time he ever actually met Osweiler was when he first walked in the building for the introductory press conference. — Peter Schrager (@PSchrags) March 22, 2016

Wait, what?

I thought first impressions were everything? It takes roughly seven seconds of meeting someone to make major decisions about that person. Most of those decisions are based on nonverbal cues, which hold over four times more weight than verbal cues.

How can you sign a player to a multi-million dollar deal without that player having any kind of interaction with the gatekeeper to his success?

At the very minimum a seven second meet-and-greet before “I”s are dotted and “T”s are crossed, no?

Apparently not.

According to Mike Florio of NBC sports, this is a fairly common practice in the NFL. “The league tampering period almost encourages this type of deal-making,” he writes. “with agents negotiating contracts that technically are unenforceable agreements in principle but that almost always become binding business arrangements without the principals ever shaking hands or exchanging pleasantries.”

Although O’Brien did not formally meet with Osweiler before the Texans offered him a contract, he has had his eyes on the 25-year old quarterback out of Arizona State.

Bill O'Brien had Osweiler at the top of his free agent list since January. He and Rick Smith agreed they would pursue him if available. — John McClain (@McClain_on_NFL) March 27, 2016

Some might find it odd, but signing players to large contracts without them meeting the head coach is becoming a normality in the NFL.

The Broncos will host Brock Osweiler and the Texans this upcoming season.