I wonder which party was less committed…the Panthers or Luke?

But for all of the flaws in the new CBA, they got the rookie wage scale (mostly) right.

Kuechly – a hell of a player and a Top 10 pick – gets a nice pay day of ~$3M / yr. for the next 4 yrs. guaranteed (per PFT), while some veteran(s) that have proven themselves also got paid – or will be paid in the near future.

I’m not a socialist by any stretch, but at least that makes reasonable sense if you’re going to re-distibute the wealth (re-distribution being a given when fielding a full roster under a defined salary cap.)

The kid gets some money that he “deserves” (w/ “deserves” being a whole different conversation). A veteran gets the addl. money, and everyone is well-paid. Hard to argue with this one small aspect of the new CBA.

Congrats Kuechly on the contract. And since my team won’t face you twice every year and are in a completely different conference, I hope you find success in the NFL

Congrats man, you earned them!

I’m all in favor of players getting payed AFTER they prove themselves. I’m sure I’m not alone in feeling sick of seeing bust after bust snatching millions from the game.

The new system keeps players from getting complacent and keeps them hungry. This way they feel they still have something to prove. Before they thought, “oh I just made 50 mil, I made it.” Not anymore. Just because you WERE a star doesn’t mean you are a star in this league.

This also gives back to the vets that have given us their heart and soul for the past decade. Before this, owners and GMs were cutting guys like this to make room for the new rookies eating up the cap.

“….Gotta love the new rookie contracts. Two years ago it would of been 30 mil over 4 years…..”

Knowing what you know anecdotally(bc I’m sure you never played the game on any level with an opinion like this) how in the name of Jim Brown could you celebrate any Profesional football player getting paid less money, or having their market value artificially undercut by Billionaire owner on collective bargaining considering the often lifelong price these guys pay simply to entertain? With what we have learned, and continue to learn at a lightning rate it is a travesty that basketball, baseball, hockey and even soccer players receiving guaranteed contracts is the norm and they have far better retirement/insurance plans with their resective leagues.

Besides , if you’re happy with he trajectory of your life why do you worry or criticize what another man earns for his/her sweat? You are happy with your life aren’t you?

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Per NFL.com CJ Spiller – #9 to Buffalo in 2010 got a 5 year, 37 million dollar contract with 20.8 million guaranteed.