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And the teams know this.... welcome to the new CBA that absolutely killed rookie contracts and the lucrative deals young players used to get.
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You're missing something.
I posted it before but if you missed it here it is.
NFL rules under the new CBA allow first round picks the option of asking to renegotiate after their 3rd year. Essentially it means asking for an extension.
Several players have already done it, and they got extensions as a result. So far Donald is the only player who opted for this option who did not get an extension (yet). Though he probably will.
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Teams giving highly-accomplished first-round picks extremely early extensions haven't exploited their leverage. Cowboys center Travis Frederick, Panthers inside linebacker Luke Kuechly, Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson and Texans defensive end J.J. Watt became the highest-paid player (by average year salary) at their respective positions. Each player received All-Pro honors in two of their first three years, just like Donald.
No team, not a single one, has locked a guy in to an underpaid rookie deal for 6 years.
Several teams have honored the 3 year option and extended players.
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They did try to negotiate a deal early with him, reportedly for a very large amount of money if you don’t remember, but obviously he and his agent didn’t like the offer....and here we are today.
So, like I said, with the 5th year option and franchise tag teams can essentially control the rights to a first round draft pick for six years if the player doesn’t want to sign a deal early.
Teams have all the leverage and they use it..... the players only recourse is to agree to a deal, sit out and not get paid or play out the contract and hope to make it to free agency.
Yeah well just as reportedly the issue, according to Demoff, was structure not amount.
So which "reportedly" you want to believe is entirely on you. It has nothing to do with the reality, which we know nothing about.
And unless you know the actual amount offered, it's meaningless. Money for a DT of AD's caliber in 2018 ought to be fairly high--did the Rams offer meet those expectations? You don't know. So acting like you know doesn't address the real issues.
And these are the facts. AD exercised his 3rd year option as have other players. So far no other team has followed your preferred scenario. No team has just forced a player to remain underpaid on a rookie contract for a few years if that player asked for a 3rd year option.
So the truth is, we honestly have no idea where the offers stand...and if we act like we do means we're ignoring some very hard facts.
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/18/2018 05:00PM by zn.