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Originally Posted by Sainters7
I can't wait in a year or two when they finally have a rookie cap on contracts so we don't have to see any more of this BS. This should be priority #1 right now. Less cap space spent on unproven rookies, more for veterans who earned it.
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It's funny I listen to NFL radio a lot and the opinions of people are really whacked. They agree that rookies are getting too much money. But Kevin Mawae who I think is like the top player representative in the Union says they proposed keeping rookie contracts at 3 years but with no cap on the value of the contracts. Right now most first contracts are 5-6 years on the high picks.
Problem there is that the guaranteed money is in the first 3 years on most of those and the fizzle out guys still end up being released after 4 years or so. So unless you also put a monetary limit on them it wouldn't accomplish much.
But than a former GM and a guy from the business end like Pat Kirwan comes on and says thats no good, those contracts are too short. If the guy works out you'll have to pay him again after 3 years and the player has the ability to walk too soon.
I think they need limits on the guaranteed money put in place and some set of standardized entry level deals like the NHL has. But with shorter careers and less time till unrestricted free agency, maybe they need 2 year entry level contracts.