Ttite changes for Bengals Personnel leaders

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(9 hours ago)SunsetBengal Wrote: I understand that these players want to cash in on the guaranteed money, but it seems that some of them are forgetting that playing in the NFL is a job. Sure, being an athlete is not a typical job, it's more akin to being an entertainer. However, none of the big name entertainers were given huge bags for their performances in their early movies or songs. No, that came after they developed a reputation for their talent. 

Everyone knows that a significant portion of 1st round picks turn out to be busts and the rate only increases exponentially with each passing round. I don't like the idea of these agents pressing for fully guaranteed 2nd round contracts, as in a few years it will only lead to subsequent round picks expecting the same.

Now why would I feel this way? Because not every player that was a star in college turns into a star in the NFL. There should at least be some leverage on the part of teams to be able to cut bait if a player does not live up to the level that got them drafted, rather than having to carry them on a roster for 4 seasons due to "guaranteed money".

Not a great comparison. A player's early movies and songs are them playing in HS and College. If you're a high end pick in the NFL Draft, you've already developed a reputation and talent or nobody would know who you are and nobody would want to draft you.

Also none of those entertainers had other people negotiate away their rights for them to choose their workplace or sign for what others are willing to pay them. Or have an artificial cap on how much they're allowed to make. All with the government bending laws and looking the other way with exceptions for business practices for this one specific field.

-2009 Matthew Stafford got a $72m deal as a rookie because that's what the market valued him at.
-2010 Sam Bradford got a $78m deal as a rookie because that's what the market valued him at.
-2011 other people negotiated away Cam Newton's ability to get paid what people were willing to pay him. He went from being in line for ~$84m to getting a fixed $22m because the market was fixed against his interests without him having any voice in the matter.

That would never happen to an entertainer. Or any other job for that matter.

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Plus there's the whole an entertainer can be old as shit and still rake in money. A good NFL player will have only 0-2 times to cash in in FA as most of their careers even for successful guys are over or faded at age 28-32, and they're always a play away from that 0-2 being just 0.