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La'el Collins reportedly signing with Cowboys
Posted on 5/1/15 at 4:39 pm
Posted on 5/1/15 at 4:39 pm
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Judy Battista retweeted
Charean Williams ?@NFLCharean · 3m3 minutes ago
Cowboys have signed La'el Collins, according to a source.
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From @PrioritySports: La'el Collins won't sign with a team and will wait for next year's draft if he's not selected tonight (Rds 2-3)
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@Gil_Brandt: If La'el Collins is cleared after meeting with police tomorrow, he will sign a FA contract. There will a lot of interest
From ProFootballTalk.." Collins can salvage the early portion of his career by signing the standard three-year deal as an undrafted rookie. While he’d be eligible for restricted free agency after three years, the numbers suggest that he’ll do fairly well, given the current amount and the historic growth of the restricted free agency tenders.
If the tenders continue to increase at a rate of five percent annually, Collins could make more than all drafted players except the top 41 picks, based on three years of minimum salaries and the first-round tender for 2018. With the second-round tender, he’ll make more than all but 52 of the picks. With the original-round tender, he’ll make more than all but 65 of the picks.
It’s a formula that demonstrates how little draft picks make beyond round one, relative to undrafted playera. That said, the balloon payment in year four requires the undrafted player to earn one of the three RFA tenders. But Collins already has a leg up on the guys who typically slide through seven rounds; he has skills that would have potentially made him a first-round pick but for the unusual circumstances that unfolded in the past few days.
The analysis has one important caveat. Players taken in rounds three through seven are eligible for the proven performance escalators, which bumps their salary for the fourth year of their rookie deal into the range of $1.5 million. Still, Collins can end up getting a decent four-year rate of pay even as an undrafted player — and he’ll be eligible for a new contract after only two seasons. Drafted players have to wait for three.
Also, and perhaps most importantly, Collins gets to pick his NFL team. No drafted player gets to do that.
For now, none of this matters until he’s cleared. That process begins Monday."
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LSUBeatTweet: La'el Collins is being interviewed in Violent Crimes Unit at State Police Headquarters now. https://t.co/rmbMLFgjrQ
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LSUBeatTweet: La'el Collins interview with BR Police ends. But attorney Jim Boren does not say if he has been ruled out as a future suspect in murder.
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JeritRoser: Email from BRPD: La'el Collins met with police this morning, fully cooperated & is still not considered a suspect. https://t.co/lrWNCUkhFE
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@DellengerAdv: Story updated: La'el Collins has meetings planned with #Bills, #Dolphins & has heard from several #NFL teams - https://t.co/UadP8SQcaK #LSU
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ProFootballTalk: Agent: La'el Collins not meeting with teams "at this time" https://t.co/Jx54D8rOcV
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@JosinaAnderson: Breaking: I've been notified by representatives of OT La'el Collins that his paternity test results were negative. Specifically, Collins is not the father of Brittney Mills' child and Collins passed A polygraph test administered by an independent investigator in connection with Mills' case.
This post was edited on 5/7/15 at 12:32 pm
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Posted on 5/1/15 at 4:40 pm to Brettesaurus Rex
Big gamble
Posted on 5/1/15 at 4:40 pm to Brettesaurus Rex
Is that a good choice?
Posted on 5/1/15 at 4:40 pm to Brettesaurus Rex
Posted on 5/1/15 at 4:41 pm to Brettesaurus Rex
So stupid
.can't remember a guy going from class act to idiot to fast.
His agent is an amature
.can't remember a guy going from class act to idiot to fast.
His agent is an amature
Posted on 5/1/15 at 4:42 pm to Brettesaurus Rex
Terrible move.
Posted on 5/1/15 at 4:43 pm to Brettesaurus Rex
Wow. What a stupid and arrogant thing to do.
Posted on 5/1/15 at 4:46 pm to Brettesaurus Rex
Wow. Just stupid 
Take your lumps but get your arse to a NFL camp and kick arse and make millions.
Take your lumps but get your arse to a NFL camp and kick arse and make millions.
Posted on 5/1/15 at 4:46 pm to Brettesaurus Rex
His agent is a clown
Posted on 5/1/15 at 4:50 pm to Brettesaurus Rex
Is this really a dumb move? I mean shite this guy is no doubt going to be a first rounder next year.
Posted on 5/1/15 at 4:54 pm to Brettesaurus Rex
I think it's a bluff. It doesn't make any sense. It would be wiser to get into the league and start working towards that second contract, that's the payday anyway.
Posted on 5/1/15 at 5:17 pm to Brettesaurus Rex
That is dumb.....
Risk an injury while not getting paid
No guarantee he will be drafted in the 1st 3 rounds
or he could get paid 6 figures this year and for the next few before cashing a big check
Risk an injury while not getting paid
No guarantee he will be drafted in the 1st 3 rounds
or he could get paid 6 figures this year and for the next few before cashing a big check
Posted on 5/1/15 at 5:22 pm to Brettesaurus Rex
If he did this and he was cleared, wouldnt that clear the way for him to be signed as a free agent and make good money?
Posted on 5/1/15 at 5:24 pm to Brettesaurus Rex
Les needs to get him a hardship additional year at LSU this fall.
Posted on 5/1/15 at 5:26 pm to Brettesaurus Rex
La'el should have hired Drew Rosenhaus. Dude is a PR machine and would have this handled.
Posted on 5/1/15 at 5:30 pm to Brettesaurus Rex
Do we need to bring this to the OT detectives and dig up some info on his agent? This guy is just plain awful.
Posted on 5/1/15 at 5:49 pm to Brettesaurus Rex
I guess he will be in the 2016 Draft because no team in the NFL will "take a chance" on him given the current environment with a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd round pick.
Posted on 5/1/15 at 6:15 pm to Brettesaurus Rex
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From @PrioritySports: La'el Collins won't sign with a team and will wait for next year's draft if he's not selected tonight (Rds 2-3)
Thats kinda what I've been thinking since last night....
Earlier I said:
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I agree for the most part. Initially, I said anything after the 4th and I would heavily consider not signing but he's got some big decisions coming his way.
Posted on 5/1/15 at 6:24 pm to Brettesaurus Rex
He's represented by agents that are apart of cash money Inc. Worst decision ever. they really have screwed him over
Posted on 5/1/15 at 8:56 pm to Brettesaurus Rex
It really is starting to look like he will not get drafted. Something really strange is going on. I'm starting to get a feeling that he (La'el) is hiding something. Why would you not get this cleared up, if you knew last weekend that they wanted to talk to you. Maybe he is trying to protect someone?
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