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Originally Posted by FAX
I must be missing something. It seems to me that the veterans outnumber the rooks. If a fixed salary amount were going to be distributed among teammates, I would think that the veterans would prefer to cut back on these enormous rookie salaries in favor of higher veteran pay.
Free agency pretty much took care of the "performance" issue, didn't it? I mean, if you perform at a high level, FA allows you opportunities for higher compensation, no?
What am I missing?
FAX
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It could be that the NFLPA views rising rookie salaries as a driver for higher veteran salaries.