How the NFL is Cheating Rookies out of Millions of Dollars

[Hydrae]

Originally Posted by morphius

I agree with Daface, the old model was much worse. Rookies holding out, not playing up to their contract, hurting the teams salary cap... It was a terrible design. Now, if you play will you will get paid.

Unless you get a career ending injury after a couple of awesome years but before you get to that second contract. Then you never really got compensated for the value you brought the team. If Hill gets blown up and can never play again this year or next he will be a (relative) pauper.