During their negotiations with the NFL towards a new collective bargaining agreement, the NFLPA made "major concessions" on a rookie wage scale, Liz Mullen of the SportsBusiness Journal reported on Thursday. Andrew Brandt, a former NFL executive, player agent and current president of the National Football Post, tweeted that the NFLPA's proposal called for four-year contracts for players in rounds 1-3, with remaining players signing three-year contracts. The union included a cap on incentives, with the savings from rookie contacts passed along to veterans. The owner's proposal, which Green Bay Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy shed some light on the Washington Post in December, would require first-round picks to sign five-year contracts, with quarterbacks signing six-year agreements, and players in rounds 2-7 signing four-year deals. Source: Mac's Football Blog
Owners are regretting their dumbass contracts to rooks now and trying to place blame on the agents and rooks. These guys (owners) created this market. I'm on the players side.
If you're going to set limits on rookie contracts, you can't have players playing half their career in a contract they have no control over & presumably very undervalued.
This^^^ And even if they can't agree on a total, agree to backloaded contracts by limiting signing bonuses and guarantees. At least make them prove themselves on the field before cashing in.
