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Originally Posted by Basileus777
This is why the old CBA had to go. The NFL needs to get their act together and implement and NBA style rookie pay scale.
He has a larger contract than the new one Romo just signed...the system is broken.
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The only way to fix it, in my opinion, is for said scale and TWO year deals with an option year...the average NFL career makes these rookies try and get as much as humanly possible because most of them only have one contract to make their money...whether it be the massive rookie one they sign or the second contract they sign like LJ...
Lets say LJ played out his rookie contract and the foot injury happened his final season...he only signed for what, like 7 million total for the first 5 years he was in the NFL? Yeah, 7 million is a lot to you or me but when guys like Brian Cardinal are making 50 million dollars for 6 years of NBA service...I can see why the NFL guys ask for so much money when they are top picks...or holdout after breakout seasons...the organizations always have all of the leverage.