Ridiculous Money

[HarveyWallbangers]

HOUSTON -- The Houston Texans have signed North Carolina State defensive end Mario Williams to a six-year, $54 million deal, making him the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft Saturday.

Of the $54 million, Williams is guaranteed $26.5 million.

Man, no wonder teams want to trade down and can't find any takers anymore. How did it get like this?

[RashanGary]

Thats 9 mil per year. That is Favre $$..

[Scott Campbell]

Que the broken record.

The NFL needs a rookie scale that mirrors what they do in the NBA.

[billy_oliver880]

What if this guy flops...are they up a creek or what?

[Scott Campbell]

What if this guy flops...are they up a creek or what?

And what if Alex Smith flops? Same deal. This happens every year, only every year it gets a little worse. It's way too much money for any franchise to bet on an unknown commodity. You're crippled for years if you bet wrong.

[Rastak]

Re: Ridiculous Money

HOUSTON -- The Houston Texans have signed North Carolina State defensive end Mario Williams to a six-year, $54 million deal, making him the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft Saturday.

Of the $54 million, Williams is guaranteed $26.5 million.

Man, no wonder teams want to trade down and can't find any takers anymore. How did it get like this?

I completely agree....and Williamd isn't a sure thing either.

[No Mo Moss]

Completely out of control. Not that its ever OK to pull a stunt like JW, but when guys currently on the roster who are proven players see rookies sign these kind of deals without taking a snap it pisses them off. I guess Walker isn't the best example of this but you know what I mean. Just a Joke. I mean houston is @#1 spot because they suck. The draft is designed to make your team better. Unfortunately if MArio is a bust or has injuries, it screws Houston long term and is counter-productive at improving them. Something needs to be done about this.

[VegasPackFan]

I agree. However....

This is a phenomena that is most like the real world than any other in pro sports.

I constantly see long timers at companies that have great track records and work ethic getting creamed by rookies off the street. Its because the 3-5% yearly raise cant keep up with market value for attracting the potential starts of tomorrow. It takes more $$ and better comp packages to get the new guys/gals.

That's how it is.

[woodbuck27]

Thats 9 mil per year. That is Favre $$..

We have been calculating that the cost of an entire Rookie Class would be in the neighborhood of $6-8 Million, so this signing of one unproven Rookie at 'the DE position' is shocking.

Rookie signings should be capped for the financial security of the game. I am wondering what Reggie Bush was asking when Houston leaned to Williams?

[GrnBay007]

The NFL needs a rookie scale

I agree with this and what would be wrong with it? Shouldn't they have to prove they are NFL quality players before receiving the crazy amounts of money? This is getting way out of control.

[GrnBay007]

So after three years of his six year contract a new hotshot DE signs for more money.......lookout holdout.......here we come!

[mngolf19]

I agree. However....

This is a phenomena that is most like the real world than any other in pro sports.

I constantly see long timers at companies that have great track records and work ethic getting creamed by rookies off the street. Its because the 3-5% yearly raise cant keep up with market value for attracting the potential starts of tomorrow. It takes more $$ and better comp packages to get the new guys/gals.

That's how it is.

I'm with ya on this one Vegas. That's why I jump jobs every few years. I make more money that way than staying in one spot.

[BF4MVP]

The NFL needs a rookie scale that mirrors what they do in the NBA.

Agreed

[GBRulz]

what pisses me off even more are when these rookies hold out for more money. We def need a rookie scale!

[Harlan Huckleby]

Rookie scale is fine. But i feel it is important that rookies, and all young players, limit their contracts to 3 years. The long contracts have too much potential to lead to resentment if a player exceeds or underperforms his contract by a large margin.