Making a NFL roster nets you about $400K/$500K a year. Not bad for a backup NFL player. The new NFL draft rules slots every pick, the money is already set. Players just want to get into the NFL, make a team, and earn a living. It's tough risking an injury to come back for one more year. Clowney was no more interested in playing last year for USC than flying to the moon because he knew he should have been earning a paycheck rather than risking injury. You think Tahj Boyd regrets going back now, he was a potential 1st pick last year

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Posted by lsufball19

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Member since Sep 2008

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Posted on 5/12/14 at 12:11 pm to nicholastiger

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You think Tahj Boyd regrets going back now, he was a potential 1st pick last year

no he wasn't, and nothing Tahj Boyd did this year on the field negatively affected his draftability. He had essentially ientical numbers as he did last year. He fell to the 6th round because he's short, has average arm strength, accuracy questions, and did not take snaps under center in college. he was never projected to be a 1st round guy

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Posted by oreeg

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Posted on 5/12/14 at 1:08 pm to nicholastiger

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Making a NFL roster nets you about $400K/$500K a year. Not bad for a backup NFL player.

While that sounds awesome, most "backups" don't make it to their second contract which means they're out of the league well before their 3oth birthday. That means they have 50 or so years where they have to live off that rookie contract money. And to add to it they don't have and very likely won't go back for their college degree.

It's rare to have a career backup in the NFL outside of the QB position. Just because there are cheaper/younger replacements that come from the draft every year behind you.

This post was edited on 5/12/14 at 1:11 pm

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