re: What a joke NIL has turned into when the presumptive NFL MVP favorite makes far less Arch.

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Bryce Young is making less than Jamarcus because of Jamarcus. Purdy was a 7th round pick, 7th round picks never made much, most of them from even his draft a year ago have probably been cut or at best are in taxi squad

Prior to the Russell debacle, rookies could renegotiate after their first year, which Purdy obviously would have done. The current CBA doesn't allow for that. A rookie contract can't be renegotiated, and players on those deals can't be extended until after their third season. So, yes, Purdy most definitely has Russell to thank for his situation, which is much worse in year two than Young’s.

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All of this.

Being mad that Mr. Irrelevant is paid less than a college player is beyond stupid if you understand how many 6&7 round draft picks aren’t around 2 years later.

For reference, Tom Brady was a 6th round draft and still played a year after winning the Super Bowl @ ~$850k.

Of course they backed the truck up after that just like Purdy will get next year.