Rookie contracts

coggs · 07-30-2004, 11:59 AM

these contracts are not guaranteed and it is rare for a player of this magnitude to play the contract til the end. In time, it will be re-worked if Manning pans out and becomes the stud we are hoping. If he flops, he will be cut and the Giants will take the cap hit.

The NFLPA doesnt want restrictions on rookie salaries, because that would persuade teams to sign more rookies at the reduced rate for the various back-up positions, rather than the veteran who could earn 1 more contract on a team that for example might need a reliable but not necessarily out of this world back-up LB, or QB, or whatever they might need.

07-30-2004, 11:59 AM	#4
coggs Special Teams Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: staten island Age: 50 Posts: 477	these contracts are not guaranteed and it is rare for a player of this magnitude to play the contract til the end. In time, it will be re-worked if Manning pans out and becomes the stud we are hoping. If he flops, he will be cut and the Giants will take the cap hit. The NFLPA doesnt want restrictions on rookie salaries, because that would persuade teams to sign more rookies at the reduced rate for the various back-up positions, rather than the veteran who could earn 1 more contract on a team that for example might need a reliable but not necessarily out of this world back-up LB, or QB, or whatever they might need.

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