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				I'm very interested to see what the actual #'s are that rookies would be making in those deals, especially top 5 picks.  Hopefully its substantially less than the past few years, been beyond ridiculous. 
			
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From what I've read, rookie salaries will be lower in this proposed deal, and there will be a cap on rookie spending.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			07-22-2011, 02:39 PM
			
			
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			07-22-2011, 03:46 PM
			
			
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			07-23-2011, 04:50 PM
			
			
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				From what I've read, rookie salaries will be lower in this proposed deal, and there will be a cap on rookie spending. 
			
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Ya I saw that, I just meant I wonder what "lower" and "rookie spending cap" actually means.  Like are we talking no rookie can make more than $2M/yr, or does it just mean #1 over-all's signing a 6yr, $60M contract instead of the usual 6yr, $78M.  
  
Since career's are shorter (and players 21-22 instead of 17) in NFL as opposed to NHL, I think rookies should be able to sign for more than what NHL rookies make in the top 5.  But I just think a rookie signing anything more than $2-3M/yr is absolutely outrageous.  I just really hope they've fixed this, and not just scaled it back a tad to only slightly less outrageous.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			07-24-2011, 01:42 AM
			
			
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			Chris Kluwe is amazing
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			07-24-2011, 11:05 AM
			
			
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			Detais of the Perish Cox sexual assault case printed in the Denver Post.  Ugly stuff.  He could be going away for a while.  Very disappointed to see Deamaryius Thomas' name in this.  This is a kid who was drafted over Dez Bryant because his character demanded it. 
 
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			07-24-2011, 11:09 AM
			
			
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			07-24-2011, 11:42 AM
			
			
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				Vincent Jackson is a ######bag. 
  
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Im guessing about 1900 of his union "brothers"....or whatever they call themselves now that they "decertified".
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			07-24-2011, 11:49 AM
			
			
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Here is what provoked that pretty epic retort.
 
Also, he posted  this Downfall parody of the NFL Lockout as well, which is pretty funny.
 
Both on deadspin and NSFW.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			07-25-2011, 08:30 AM
			
			
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			07-25-2011, 10:51 AM
			
			
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			07-25-2011, 11:14 AM
			
			
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			07-25-2011, 11:16 AM
			
			
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Did you link to the wrong article or something, because that one is about rumors of him coming back not being true.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			07-25-2011, 11:38 AM
			
			
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			07-25-2011, 11:39 AM
			
			
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				Did you link to the wrong article or something, because that one is about rumors of him coming back not being true. 
			
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No, I saw that but it just seems like the typical verbiage we get every year from the Favre camp.  I doubt he comes back, but I also thought we'd be spared from the rumours this year.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			07-25-2011, 11:56 AM
			
			
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				No, I saw that but it just seems like the typical verbiage we get every year from the Favre camp. I doubt he comes back, but I also thought we'd be spared from the rumours this year. 
			
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Except in years apst Favre has never been commital on being retired, and we've seen that from him this year. It's BS to go after Favre over this, a rumor comes out, his agent says it has no substance, and somehow that's Favre's fault?
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			07-25-2011, 11:58 AM
			
			
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				Except in years apst Favre has never been commital on being retired, and we've seen that from him this year. It's BS to go after Favre over this, a rumor comes out, his agent says it has no substance, and somehow that's Favre's fault? 
			
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Well that's not entirely true.  He did officially retire from the Packers and then come back.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			07-25-2011, 12:05 PM
			
			
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				Well that's not entirely true. He did officially retire from the Packers and then come back. 
			
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Yeah, and he spent that entire off season hinting at not being done.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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