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Hmm. The other part of this that I hadn't considered.
NFL draftees pretty much have to go play for the teams that draft them b/c they are literally broke otherwise.
When we think of the high profile exceptions, they had other options so they could credibly threaten to hold out for the year. Elway could play baseball. Eli Manning had family money.
If a top-five pick has a few hundred K in the bank from his college career, he suddenly has a bit more flexibility in deciding where to go.
I still think that the vast majority of guys will go play where they are drafted and start accruing years toward that second contract.
But for the very top guys, it will no longer be a choice between playing and starving.
Fascinating.
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