12-01-2020, 10:13 PM
(12-01-2020, 02:58 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: Rookies taken in the first round have a 5th year rookie option. (How do you not know this?)
If the team decides to pick it up, the player will be paid an average of certain starters in the league, which differs based on where they were taken. Players taken in the top 10 of the draft get an average of the top 10 starters at their positon. Players taken outside of the top 10 get an average, I think of, of 3-25.
Franchise tags don't come into play for 1st rounders until year 6. And it's incredibly routine for teams to pick up the option, while they work on a long-term deal, without it being taken as disrespectful as using a franchise tag.
Especially since we just declined John Ross's 5th year option lol.. I'm sure there was a thread about it..
