re: La'el Collins reportedly signing with Cowboys

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But, you either take risks on a four year shitty contract or take risks for one year and gamble on yourself you will significantly improve your stock.

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UDFA receive a 3 year contract.... late round picks can get a 4 year deal.... 4 years at 300-500k + incentives could put him well over half a million a year. Michael Ford UDFA is making 495k this year after a 3 year 1.985 million deal....


There are worse things than receiving a 6 figure salary, if he sits out a year he misses that salary for the POSSIBILITY of making a bit more? The only way he makes significantly more is by being a 1st or 2nd round pick.

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it seems to me that the least riskiest path to a big pay day is sitting out one year rather than playing four.

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a 100% bigger risk, it is better to play, if he gets hurt during the year there is a possibility he is a bouncer at Reggies than working in the NFL. If he is drafted and gets hurt a team still pays his salary for that season. Also you are predicting he still gets drafted near the top of the rounds, which probably doesn't happen for a guy who hasn't played in a year and sat out.