Thinking back on the La'El Collins fiasco

[Salsatime]

I'm kind of shocked that nobody called his bluff late in the 7th round. If it was a contender that picked him. Maybe they could have tempted him to negotiate.

He signed for 3 year, 1.65m at the end of this **** show.

 

[greasyObnoxious]

drafting him would have given him an alternative option of sitting out a year and re-entering next year's draft. he signed the contract because there was no alternative

 

[trojanma]

I think fiasco is a little much. We made our pitch. He signed elsewhere. I see your point but given we didn't have a 7th round that is tough.

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[kyboski]

drafting him would have given him an alternative option of sitting out a year and re-entering next year's draft. he signed the contract because there was no alternative

That doesn't sound right to me but maybe I'm wrong. You would think if he got drafted than he would definitely be barred from re-entering the draft. Otherwise if some college junior decided to enter the draft but didn't get picked high enough or got picked by a team they didn't want to play for they could hold out, go back to school to play their senior year and re-enter the draft hoping their stock rose or got picked by a better team.

 

[JTC111]

I'm kind of shocked that nobody called his bluff late in the 7th round. If it was a contender that picked him. Maybe they could have tempted him to negotiate.

He signed for 3 year, 1.65m at the end of this **** show.

He signed for late 3rd/early 4th round money, all guaranteed. He couldn't have gotten that if drafted in the 7th round, so he may well have not signed and then the team that drafted him would have wasted the pick.

 

[normaldude]

He would have held out, and went into next years draft.

If he signed as a 7th rd draft pick, he'd have to sign a crap deal for four years. At least as a UDFA rookie, he's only locked into a crap deal for three years.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/writer...etter-for-lael-collins-that-he-went-undrafted

Financially, his preference was..

1) Sign as a 1st-3rd rd draft pick (locked in for 4 yrs).

2) Sign as a UDFA rookie (locked in for 3 yrs).

3) Sign as a 4th-7th rd draft pick (locked in for 4 yrs).

If he was drafted in the 4th-7th rd, it would make sense for him to holdout, and go into next year's draft.

 

[truedolfan57]

That doesn't sound right to me but maybe I'm wrong. You would think if he got drafted than he would definitely be barred from re-entering the draft. Otherwise if some college junior decided to enter the draft but didn't get picked high enough or got picked by a team they didn't want to play for they could hold out, go back to school to play their senior year and re-enter the draft hoping their stock rose or got picked by a better team.

if just any junior did that, without special circumstances, like with La'el, then it would look very bad on that player, and he risks more trying to re-enter next years draft on a "just because".

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He would have held out, and went into next years draft.

If he signed as a 7th rd draft pick, he'd have to sign a crap deal for four years. At least as a UDFA rookie, he's only locked into a crap deal for three years.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/writer...etter-for-lael-collins-that-he-went-undrafted

Financially, his preference was..

1) Sign as a 1st-3rd rd draft pick (locked in for 4 yrs).

2) Sign as a UDFA rookie (locked in for 3 yrs).

3) Sign as a 4th-7th rd draft pick (locked in for 4 yrs).

If he was drafted in the 4th-7th rd, it would make sense for him to holdout, and go into next year's draft.

and as a UDFA, he can renegotiate after 2 years.

 

[greasyObnoxious]

That doesn't sound right to me but maybe I'm wrong. You would think if he got drafted than he would definitely be barred from re-entering the draft. Otherwise if some college junior decided to enter the draft but didn't get picked high enough or got picked by a team they didn't want to play for they could hold out, go back to school to play their senior year and re-enter the draft hoping their stock rose or got picked by a better team.

there is no option to return to college. once you declare for the draft, you're ineligible to return to college.