The New Millionaires!

[CaptainSidneyReilly]

Here are overthecap.com's contract values for each first-rounder:

• 1. Florida State QB Jameis Winston, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: $22,355,498.
• 2. Oregon QB Marcus Mariotta, Tennessee Titans: $21,366,598.
• 3. Florida DE/OLB Dante Fowler, Jacksonville Jaguars: $20,732,302.
• 4. Alabama WR Amari Cooper, Oakland Raiders: $20,018,104.
• 5. Iowa OT Brandon Scherff, Washington Redskins: $18,759,502.
• 6. Southern Cal DE Leonard Williams, New York Jets: $16,512,004.
• 7. West Virginia WR Kevin White, Chicago Bears: $14,714,000.
• 8. Clemson OLB Vic Beasley, Atlanta Falcons: $12,916,002.
• 9. Miami (Fla.) OT Ereck Flowers, New York Giants: $12,826,102.
• 10. Georgia RB Todd Gurley, St. Louis Rams: $12,331,652.
• 11. Michigan State CB Trae Waynes, Minnesota Vikings: $11,567,504.
• 12. Washington DT Danny Shelton, Cleveland Browns: $10,488,698.
• 13. Stanford OT Andrus Peat, New Orleans Saints: $10,219,000.
• 14. Louisville WR DeVante Parker, Miami Dolphins: $9,769,500.
• 15. Wisconsin RB Melvin Gordon, San Diego Chargers: $9,589,704.
• 16. Wake Forest CB Kevin Johnson, Houston Texans: $9,050,298.
• 17. Oregon DE Arik Armstead, San Francisco 49ers: $8,870,502.
• 18. Washington CB Marcus Peters, Kansas City Chiefs: $8,645,754.
• 19. Florida State G/C Cameron Erving, Cleveland Browns: $8,645,754.
• 20. Southern Cal WR Nelson Agholor, Philadelphia Eagles: $8,465,952.
• 21. Texas A&M OT Cedric Ogbuehi, Cincinnati Bengals: $8,421,002.
• 22. Kentucky OLB Bud Dupree, Pittsburgh Steelers: $8,331,096.
• 23. Missouri DE Shane Ray, Denver Broncos: $8,241,200.
• 24. Florida OT D.J. Humphries, Arizona Cardinals: $8,061,398.
• 25. Washington LB Shaq Thompson, Carolina Panthers: $7,971,502.
• 26. UCF WR Breshad Perriman, Baltimore Ravens: $7,881,602.
• 27. Connecticut CB Byron Jones, Dallas Cowboys: $7,791,700.
• 28. Duke G Laken Tomlinson, Detroit Lions: $7,746,750.
• 29. Miami (Fla.) WR Phillip Dorsett, Indianapolis Colts: $7,386,052.
• 30. Arizona State S Damrious Randall, Green Bay Packers: $7,195,030.
• 31. Clemson ILB Stephone Anthony, New Orleans Saints: $7,035,028.
• 32. Texas DT Malcolm Brown, New England Patriots: $6,932,002.

I did not write this article just reposted It!

 

[crharris8892]

and the rest of us non athletes will never see this type of money unless your a CEO of a major corporation, depressing. Rome's got to pay their gladiators right?

 

[LeftCoastPanther]

The rookie cap that was added in the NFL's last CBA has been great. If a guy is a bust, the money you spend isn't as great as it once was. Sam Bradford was the last No. 1 overall pick to get a ridiculous signing bonus, and he has't lived up to that contract at all. I want to say he received $50 million before ever taking a snap.

 

[geeman2001]

Related, and telling, is that this event, which wasn't even a game, and had hours and hours of nothing happening in between a few moments of a chubby pasty guy in a suit announcing some names, attracted massive crowds in Chicago, many more than anticipated, and several days of good ratings on a national network.

Translate that into the dollars, add in the billions that the games, merchandising, sponsor monies, et al generate, and I don't begrudge the players for what they get at all. It's why I don't blame the college players for trying to get something.

The product is massively popular. The money will be spent. Would you rather have the billionaire owners reap that much more?

 

[CaptainSidneyReilly]

The rookie cap that was added in the NFL's last CBA has been great. If a guy is a bust, the money you spend isn't as great as it once was. Sam Bradford was the last No. 1 overall pick to get a ridiculous signing bonus, and he has't lived up to that contract at all. I want to say he received $50 million before ever taking a snap.

Oklahoma has seldom put any great QB in the NFL but they got credit for winning 11 game seasons and won Heismans but way overrated. Jason White was not even drafted but OU put a statue up to that Bum that fathered 6 children during his play at OU.

QB Bears Cutler was way overpaid a few years ago and drove QB Contracts above 100 million. Cutler and Romo are good QBs but not Championship QBs, in my opinion, and way overpaid as well. Same for UCincy Dalton.

I am not a fan of Winston due to seeing him being another Mike Vick that is one scandal away from being an distraction, regardless of great talent.

I think Oregon's Mariota is another Romo and Cutler as well. These fast running passing QBs tend not to be tough enough to take a beating the NFL does to a QB during a season.

Just my opinions and just hunches, we shall see?

I like QBs like Brady, Manning, Rogers, Wilson, and even Big Ben (Although His Personality Has Never Been First Rate, But He Is A True & Tough QB Football Player), but we shall see?