Teddy Bridgewater considering staying another year.

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John Middlekauf of CSN Bay Area and Gil Brandt of NFL.com report that Cardinals quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has contemplated staying in school. Brandt adds that he would be “shocked” if that happens.

We’d be shocked, too. Bridgewater currently sits at or near the top of the expected draft order. He can’t push his stock much higher by staying in school for another year.

Even if he could, the current CBA doesn’t reward waiting. Before 2011, coming back to school could for some players help both the coach’s family and the player’s family by driving up exponentially the player’s expected earnings on his rookie deal. Now, with the dollars at the top of the draft dramatically lower, it’s far more important to get to the NFL and start putting in years toward the second contract, when a player (especially a franchise quarterback) can get paid a lot of money for his services.

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