re: NFL "Late Round" Rookie Salary Differences: 2008 to 2013

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some guys couldn't leave just yet

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Mingo, Minter, Logan, Montgomery, Faulk and Ford could've left after the 2011 season.

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once PP7 left, the floodgates opened

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2013 - 9
2012 - 3
2011 - 2 (PP7 & Ridley)

When you look at the fact that at some point 4 of the 9 in 2013 (Mingo, Reid, Minter & Montgomery) were listed as potential 1st rounders, you are left to question the moves of Logan, Simon, Ware, Faulk & Ford. (Wing & Mathieu were off the team)

Simon - who knows what exactly went into his decision but he wasn't going to vault from the 5th round to the 1st or 2nd so why wait?
Ware - in a huge stable of running backs. If he projects as a 6th rounder and only 7 running backs were picked in the first 3 rounds of the 2012 draft, why wait?
Faulk - was he going to get better in LSU's training room or perhaps a NFL training room?
Ford - see Ware.

Again, can someone make an argument why they would stay other than for our entertainment?