The NFL and the NFL Players Association worked on finalizing the numbers for the 2012 rookie pool Wednesday night but could not come to a resolution, according to a source involved in the process. The two sides expect to get back to work on it Thursday morning. Finalizing the rookie pool would clear the way for quarterback Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts to begin negotiating terms of the future No. 1 pick's first contract. Colts general manager Ryan Grigson confirmed Tuesday that the team will be selecting Luck at the 2012 NFL Draft. Source: NFL.com
um, this is strange. shouldn't this have been determined prior to the draft? i'm sure the teams have an 'idea' of what their draft picks are going to cost them under this new rookie wage scale, but especially for a cap-strapped team, knowing what each position on the field and position on the draft board is going to cost could affect decisions they make about trades or player/position selection .............. if this new cba is going to specify to the teams what they will pay a certain player drafted at a certain position, then they need to let the teams know BEFORE the draft.
