Post draft...A Game of Numbers

The date April 25 is one of the most important days every year for any NFL franchise and for all football fans regardless of the team they root for. At 12 pm every year on this day the NFL rookie Draft begins. It instills hope in every single fan and lets every team say this may be the year.

In total 256 players are selected in the draft. Of these 256 players only 32 will receive the illustrias title of being a first rounder. Not only are these players almost guaranteed a spot on the team they are also guaranteed a huge contract. Most of these players will be making upwards of 20 million dollars of guaranteed money. I have a serious problem when unproven rookies are receiveing such huge contracts before they ever step onto the field. Mean while veterans who have been in the league for years are lucky to make in the 7 digit range. These men have proven themselves to be quality professionals and they are being being payed dirt (reletively speaking of course). If anything these are the players who should be making the big bucks. Rookies should have to earn their salaries from hard work and long term sucess in the league. This should eventually lead to a big contract.

All this being said I can see why rookies do receive the massive contracts they sign straight out of college. Because football is such a physically demanding sport the guys most suited to play are the younger players who have not yet have to deal with the grind of playing in the NFL. These guys are least prone to injury and are therefor safest to give a long term contract to. Also if a player shows a team enough promise to succeed why not sign him to a big contract. If you don't sign him then someone else will.

Write in and tell me if you think rookies are being payed too much...