The reality of being drafted in the first or second round for NFL

ETA I read the chart wrong I see what the point is now

My bad

Remember how much they used to make? The contracts were stupid!

Now I kind of feel bad for them

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Now I kind of feel bad for them 

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Meh still more than I make

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A first round pick in the NFL is probably less valuable than a 4th rounder when you factor cost in.

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thats interesting.

I think I'll try and put that together against this dat like 2-5 years out.

Should be interesting.

Which round is the best c/b/a

So money-wise it basically doesn't matter whether you're drafted in the third round or the seventh

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So money-wise it basically doesn't matter whether you're drafted in the third round or the seventh

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Actually, there is a huge difference.

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Things really drop in the second round, where the average contract was worth about $4.8 million over four years ($1.2 million per year), according to Spotrac.com, but with only half of that guaranteed. The value of third-round contracts drops to $3.1 million, but takes an even bigger hit in guaranteed value, with the average contract worth just $682,000 in guaranteed money.

Once a player falls past the third round, most draft picks will sign a 4-year deal in the $2.3-2.4 million range. The only major difference late in the draft is the signing bonus, ranging from $300,000-500,000 in the fourth round to slightly more than $50,000 in the seventh round.

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The reality is.... here comes the white womens.

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Now I kind of feel bad for them

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Yep, the NFLPA really sucks.

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Yep, the NFLPA really sucks.

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Well truthfully you can't blame the NFLPA for doing a bad job in this instance. It's comprised of people already in the NFL.

Now let's say you were in the NFL. Do you want more money to go to newly drafted players or do you want more of the pie to go to established players like yourself?

So it's a huge conflict of interest wherein the people are just attempting to maximize their potential for income. The new draftees are the just the ones who don't really get represented/screwed by their soon-to-be union.