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

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there wasn't really a carrot for guys who were draft eligible and were late round picks. it would take an outlier scenario to improve a stock that much. trai turner, tharold simon, spencer ware, chris faulk, etc weren't making that jump. the carrot never existed.

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This conversation is getting mixed and the player groups need to be separated to make any sense.

The "carrot" matters for a guy that is a 3rd rounder. It doesn't matter for a 6th rounder leaving early.

For the late round guys, are 4th rounders now making similar to 4th rounders of old? Are 6th rounders making similar to 6th rounders of old?

I also don't have a problem with players realizing that careers are short and a change of mindset occurring that getting paid earlier doesn't cost them much.

There are a ton of factors here. The economy went to shite in 09, new player agreement and continued increase in information availability.

If I was a 5th rounder and didn't care about the education or college experience component, then it would make sense to entertain leaving early. 5th rounders probably won't jump any higher than 3rd or 4th in a best case scenario and it is one less year that their body has to take a beating for no pay.