With NFL training camp starting in just under two weeks, it seems to be a number of rookie draft picks who are still waiting to get paid. But the one everyone’s talking about is Sam Bradford, out of the University of Oklahoma, and the number one pick in the 2010 draft. Sources say that Bradford is expected to sign the richest contract ever for an NFL rookie; with his guaranteed money likely to be between about $45 to $50 million. I’m not against anybody making money and I’m a Bradford fan, but I really don’t believe that you should be paying him so much money when he hasn’t even proven anything in the league. He may have broken records in college but the NFL is a totally different ballgame. Everybody’s faster, stronger and not to mention getting paid as well, which makes instant success a bit tougher to achieve.
JaMarcus Russell
I think everybody remembers that guy named JaMarcus Russell, a former number one pick and draft bust. I think the Rams need to reconsider their thinking when it comes to creating a fair contract. If Bradford is the starter for the 2010 season what do the Rams really expect him to accomplish? I doubt anyone has forgotten that the Rams only won one game last year and I personally don’t think they’ll win more than three this year. He does have Steven Jackson in the backfield which takes some pressure off Bradford, but what happens when he needs to convert third and long in the fourth quarter to keep the drive alive?
Matt Ryan
Let’s face it, not many first-year quarterbacks have had success early in their careers with the exception of Joe Flacco of the Baltimore Ravens and Matt Ryan of the Atlanta Falcons, who both led their respective teams to the playoffs as rookies. But the difference between those two and Bradford is that both teams had a running game and a sound defense. When you win only one game a season ago, I doubt that either was at your disposal. Maybe instead of giving him so much guaranteed money, they should give him a bit less, and then add more incentives giving him something to work for. Bradford could prove me wrong and the Rams win seven games this year, who knows we’ll just have to wait and see.
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