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[Topcat]

Doesn't matter. The owners wanted a rookie pay scale. Got one and now they are altering it.

Now Trey Harris can say .....Higgins got his 100% guaranteed? I want mine 100% guaranteed or I'm not reporting to TC. It will only snowball from here.

They can't stick together to save themselves.

Now, some of the other 2nd rounders are already reportedly asking for fully guaranteed deals thanks to the Texans...

https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2025/5/9/24426886/jayden-higgins-contract-second-round-nfl-teams-mad-houston-texans

[dmac_bolt]

Lol,....Sure then give every round 100% guaranteed
You get a guaranteed contract and you get a guaranteed contract,. ..and you get a guaranteed contract!
Just wait! Snowballs are coming.

I think the concern is a tad overblown, but maybe you’ll be right. Rd2 picks are expected to be starters. R5,6,7 are lucky to be invited.

[Boltjolt]

So give Trey 100%. McConkey got 90%, just up it to 100%. We gonna keep a Rd2 pick out of team activities over 10%, less than $1M? The amounts in the pay scale were the more important part - guys aren’t negotiating amounts anymore and that was the bigger holdup. nobody would sign until others around them signed so the could see or negotiate their slot value. Now its just fine details on terms, its much better.

Lol,....Sure then give every round 100% guaranteed
You get a guaranteed contract and you get a guaranteed contract,. ..and you get a guaranteed contract!
Just wait! Snowballs are coming.

[dmac_bolt]

Doesn't matter. The owners wanted a rookie pay scale. Got one and now they are altering it.

Now Trey Harris can say .....Higgins got his 100% guaranteed? I want mine 100% guaranteed or I'm not reporting to TC. It will only snowball from here.


They can't stick together to save themselves.

So give Trey 100%. McConkey got 90%, just up it to 100%. We gonna keep a Rd2 pick out of team activities over 10%, less than $1M? The amounts in the pay scale were the more important part - guys aren’t negotiating amounts anymore and that was the bigger holdup. nobody would sign until others around them signed so the could see or negotiate their slot value. Now its just fine details on terms, its much better.

[Boltjolt]

how far off is it? McConkey’s contract last year was $10M, of which $9.2M is guaranteed. Pretty close to full guarantee.

Doesn't matter. The owners wanted a rookie pay scale. Got one and now they are altering it.

Now Trey Harris can say .....Higgins got his 100% guaranteed? I want mine 100% guaranteed or I'm not reporting to TC. It will only snowball from here.


They can't stick together to save themselves.

[powderblueboy]

Yep...what's next? A day 3 draft pick holding out? Oh, wait...the Bolts DID see that happen in 2009 with rookie 6th rounder Kevin Ellison:

https://www.espn.com/blog/afcwest/po...-with-chargers

Ellison was unusual in that he didn't have that many football games left in his body. Star player at SC who dropped due to pour 40 time, and injury history.
Great instincts ... he ended up starting his rookie season and helped the Bolts to their last AFC west championship.

I think he was already deeply into the pain killer routine at the time. Lasted basically one season in his NFL career.

[powderblueboy]

Staley's 'fresh' face wasn't the problem . . . . . . . it was that he knew damn all about how to lead a football team

True, .... but what was that half time score again in Staley's last game with the Chargers?

Parts and players were probably mailing it in for some time, but the whole team was in sync that night..

[dmac_bolt]

Texans owner the latest to start to fuck shit up as they give 2nd round pick Jayden Higgins a fully guaranteed contract which are only given to first round picks.

Now we may see holdouts in the future. Owners ask for draft pick slotted pay and they just can't stick to it. I mean he gets his slotted pay but now it's 100% guaranteed.

Just can't feel sorry for these owners when a WR wants 30 mil and QBs like Dak get 60 mil

how far off is it? McConkey’s contract last year was $10M, of which $9.2M is guaranteed. Pretty close to full guarantee.