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re: Cowboys sign La'el Collins
Posted on 5/7/15 at 1:01 pm to tmc94
Posted on 5/7/15 at 1:01 pm to tmc94
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just curious but if you were totally innocent would you sign this deal? I wouldn't. I'd wait til my name got cleared. Don't really understand this
Isn't there some sort of cap for Undrafted FA?
If not they could all withdraw from the draft and sign big money deals wherever they wanted instead of going to shite teams...
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Posted on 5/7/15 at 1:01 pm to AU24
Damn he ain't makin shite. That's peanuts for NFL players.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 1:01 pm to tmc94
He can't sign for any more money than that
Posted on 5/7/15 at 1:04 pm to tigerskin
but he signed for 3 years. Pretty sure he didn't have to do that.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 1:05 pm to tmc94
He got the rookie maximum/minimum.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 1:05 pm to Cherokee Chinstrap
Stupid Titans. 
Posted on 5/7/15 at 1:06 pm to tmc94
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just curious but if you were totally innocent would you sign this deal?
His options are very limited. Heard where he said.....if he wasn't drafted in the first three rounds, he would go back in the draft next year. One of the gum bumpers said....as a FA, he would not be eligible to re-enter the draft next year. He got as good a deal as he could have hoped for from the Cowboys.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 1:08 pm to AU24
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However, Baton Rouge police have repeatedly said Collins is not a suspect in the case. Moreover, police have said a paternity test found Collins was not the father of the deceased child, according to published reports.
Talk about getting shafted. He isn't even going to make the $ in 3 years that first round lineman are getting in 1 year.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 1:10 pm to 14&Counting
Collins is class.
Johnathan Taylor is rolling the dice. Good roll, tide.
Johnathan Taylor is rolling the dice. Good roll, tide.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 1:11 pm to tmc94
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just curious but if you were totally innocent would you sign this deal? I wouldn't. I'd wait til my name got cleared. Don't really understand this
Although I feel Collins is innocent. You're damn straight I would sign that deal and get me some money. If I am guilty wtf is Dallas going to do to get the money back. I'm going to prison for double murder and possibly death penalty.
This post was edited on 5/7/15 at 1:12 pm
Posted on 5/7/15 at 1:12 pm to MrLarson
quote:Sucks, but I think it will make him a better pro player in the long run. While everyone else drafted this year will receive hefty contracts and signing bonuses, he's got to bust his arse to earn his. It will only make him a better player
Talk about getting shafted. He isn't even going to make the $ in 3 years that first round lineman are getting in 1 year.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 1:12 pm to MrAUTigers
It really isn't a bad situation considering he went to a very good team that doesn't suck, he was able to pick where ever he wanted to go and he'll make good money. He can also get a new deal a year earlier. Phil Savage broke it down pretty well this morning and if he get's the max amount he can get for 3 years under the current structure, he will earn about roughly half what a first or second rounder would get over four years. That's a fair amount of money but he won't have to worry about making the team like a lot of UDFA's will and that money lost will be all but forgotten about in 3 years.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 1:13 pm to MrLarson
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Talk about getting shafted. He isn't even going to make the $ in 3 years that first round lineman are getting in 1 year.
If he is as good as we think he is. That contract will be renegotiated after year 2.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 1:15 pm to tmc94
Heck I would. If he'd of been drafted he could've ended up at a worse organization that most likely wouldn't make the playoffs. It's his best option and he can go in and potentially be a starter. Plus they probably slid him a good amount under the table
Posted on 5/7/15 at 1:17 pm to artompkins
OLine guys can play a long time. If he plays well for 3 years, is a good teammate, and isn't mentioned in any more murder cases, he can get a big contract in 3 years.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 1:17 pm to AU24
God dammit. frick the Cowboys.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 1:18 pm to tmc94
"but he signed for 3 years. Pretty sure he didn't have to do that."
The NFL has a rule stating any undrafted free agents MUST sign a 3 year contract with a team. After 2 years they may renegotiate the deal and now it's bigger money.
The NFL has a rule stating any undrafted free agents MUST sign a 3 year contract with a team. After 2 years they may renegotiate the deal and now it's bigger money.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 1:19 pm to TexAgChill
I feel like I just read a post from my 3rd grade son. Only he would have been smart enough to leave out the murder comment.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 1:19 pm to tmc94
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just curious but if you were totally innocent would you sign this deal? I wouldn't. I'd wait til my name got cleared. Don't really understand this
He got as much as he possibly could as an UDFA. This also allows him to sign his 2nd contract sooner than a 1st round pick. Explain why he shouldn't sign the deal? His name being cleared wouldn't change the deal as it's a max deal for an UDFA.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 1:19 pm to TexAgChill
Hey, it worked out for ray lewis and was at the scene of the crime.
This post was edited on 5/7/15 at 1:20 pm
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