Goodell: Rookies paid 'ridiculous' amount
Posted: Friday June 27, 2008 02:36PM ET
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."
Jake Long (left), AP
Comments (87)
Wow, really? Glad the commishioner has just figured this out.
PackBrew42 is Truffle Shufflin | 06/27/08, 02:42 PM
Report Offensive CommentIts about time
eagles20 | 06/27/08, 02:42 PM
Report Offensive CommentMust of went back to college and got that degree or something.
lcs_year of the Tiger...2009 | 06/27/08, 02:44 PM
Report Offensive CommentI say paint him yellow and use him as an upright.
lcs_year of the Tiger...2009 | 06/27/08, 02:45 PM
Report Offensive CommentStop the presses.
SoFlaBoy | 06/27/08, 02:46 PM
Report Offensive Commentway to go McFly!!!!! At least the entire contract isnt guaranteed like baseball
# | 06/27/08, 02:52 PM
Report Offensive CommentThis should just be an incentive for veterans to work harder.
Undefeated: Wow Fat Phil | 06/27/08, 02:59 PM
Report Offensive CommentThis is more obvious than the O.J. case.
Undefeated: Wow Fat Phil | 06/27/08, 03:00 PM
Report Offensive CommentAh well...just wait till the next Heath Shuler or Tim Couch cashes in
SteelersinMD's cats are fat | 06/27/08, 03:04 PM
Report Offensive CommentShuler was plagued by injuries.
Undefeated: Wow Fat Phil | 06/27/08, 03:11 PM
Report Offensive CommentShuler 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
Report Offensive CommentShuler 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.
Undefeated: Wow Fat Phil | 06/27/08, 03:16 PM
Report Offensive CommentI 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...
MDM | 06/27/08, 03:18 PM
Report Offensive CommentAgreed,,,,all they do is pass cost of players on to fans and they are
about sick of it as you can see the blogs.....
EYES KNOW IT ALL | 06/27/08, 03:28 PM
Report Offensive CommentThat's not racist.
Undefeated: Wow Fat Phil | 06/27/08, 03:30 PM
Report Offensive CommentI 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.
Homey Deez | 06/27/08, 03:44 PM
Report Offensive CommentThat'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...
MDM | 06/27/08, 03:50 PM
Report Offensive CommentI dont know... if we paint him yellow, then yellow people might be offended. Yes? Yes?
Field Marshall Sunny Day | 06/27/08, 03:50 PM
Me not offended! Yerrow Footbarr prayer = HARRERUYAH!!!
MISO RONERY!! | 06/27/08, 03:52 PM
Report Offensive CommentYou all are right I am a closet racist... I only want to paint people yellow who are a less important race... <rolls eyes> You are the racist one Cletus.
lcs_year of the Tiger...2009 | 06/27/08, 03:58 PM
Report Offensive CommentI 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...
MDM | 06/27/08, 03:18 PM
I dont know... if we paint him yellow, then yellow people might be offended. Yes? Yes?
Field Marshall Sunny Day | 06/27/08, 03:50 PM
What about orange people if we paint them orange? What would an "orange person" encompass anyway?
Homey Deez | 06/27/08, 04:00 PM
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