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Goodell: Rookies paid 'ridiculous' amount

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said its "ridiculous" to reward untested rookies with lucrative contracts and wants the issue addressed in contract talks. "There's something wrong about the system," Goodell said Friday. "The money should go to people who perform." Goodell referred to Michigan tackle Jake Long's five-year, $57.75 million contract -- with $30 million guaranteed. Long was the first overall draft pick by the Miami Dolphins in April. "He doesn't have to play a down in the NFL and he already has his money," Goodell said during a question-and-answer period at the end of a weeklong sports symposium at the Chautauqua Institution. "Now, with the economics where they are, the consequences if you don't evaluate that player, you can lose a significant amount of money."

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June 27, 2008  02:42 PM ET
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Wow, really? Glad the commishioner has just figured this out.

June 27, 2008  02:42 PM ET
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Its about time

June 27, 2008  02:44 PM ET
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Must of went back to college and got that degree or something.

June 27, 2008  02:45 PM ET
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I say paint him yellow and use him as an upright.

June 27, 2008  02:46 PM ET
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Stop the presses.

June 27, 2008  02:52 PM ET
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way to go McFly!!!!! At least the entire contract isnt guaranteed like baseball

June 27, 2008  02:59 PM ET
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This should just be an incentive for veterans to work harder.

June 27, 2008  03:00 PM ET
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This is more obvious than the O.J. case.

June 27, 2008  03:04 PM ET
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Ah well...just wait till the next Heath Shuler or Tim Couch cashes in

June 27, 2008  03:11 PM ET
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Shuler was plagued by injuries.

June 27, 2008  03:14 PM ET
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Shuler was plagued by injuries.

Undefeated | 06/27/08, 03:11 PM
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Shuler was plagued by an unfortunate penchant for throwing the ball to the wrong team...

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June 27, 2008  03:16 PM ET
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Shuler was plagued by injuries.

Undefeated | 06/27/08, 03:11 PM
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Shuler was plagued by an unfortunate penchant for throwing the ball to the wrong team...
MDM | 06/27/08, 03:14 PM

touche.

June 27, 2008  03:18 PM ET
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I say paint him yellow and use him as an upright.
lcs_year of the Tiger | 06/27/08, 02:45 PM

sounds dangerously close to being racist...

June 27, 2008  03:28 PM ET
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Agreed,,,,all they do is pass cost of players on to fans and they are
about sick of it as you can see the blogs.....

June 27, 2008  03:30 PM ET
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That's not racist.

June 27, 2008  03:44 PM ET
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I say paint him yellow and use him as an upright.

lcs_year of the Tiger | 06/27/08, 02:45 PM


Paint him orange. Miami needs a new tackling dummy now that they cut Trent Green.

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June 27, 2008  03:50 PM ET
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That's not racist.

Undefeated | 06/27/08, 03:30 PM
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sure it is, there are now two billion Chinese that are outraged...

 
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