dryheat44
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.The CBA specifically says first-round, so #32 is a four-year deal.
The intriguing issue, though, is actually #16, since it also specifically says "the first half of the first round" for six-year deals v. five-year deals--but doesn't explicitly specify what happens if there are an odd number of picks.
5 1/2 year contract, obviouslyThe intriguing issue, though, is actually #16, since it also specifically says "the first half of the first round" for six-year deals v. five-year deals--but doesn't explicitly specify what happens if there are an odd number of picks.
I would assume it works the same as any other year.
5 1/2 year contract, obviously
Sure it does. The only reason this seems confusing to people is because they are using one work (pick) to signify both the slot and the player selected.But that's the point--the CBA doesn't explicitly state what happens in such a case.
Sure it does. The only reason this seems confusing to people is because they are using one work (pick) to signify both the slot and the player selected.
Section 5. Rookie Player Contract Length: The initial Player Contract of a Rookie, including any Club option, may not exceed four (4) years in length, except that the initial Player Contract of a Rookie drafted with a selection in the first half of the first round (e.g., the first sixteen (16) of thirty-two (32) selections in the 2006 Draft), including any Club option, may not exceed six (6) years in length, and the initial Player Contract of a Rookie drafted with a selection in the second half of the first round, including any Club option, may not exceed five (5) years in length."
Just think of it like compensatory selections. Even if you add six or seven picks to the third round, they are still third round selections, not fourth rounders because the third round "ended" with the superbowl champ making a selection.
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Yes it is. Stop using the work "Pick" to signify both a player and a spot in the draft. You don't see the work "pick" in that article you quoted, do you?Here are the exact words of the CBA. It is completely unambiguous about the question of #32.
Unfortunately, this is not unambiguous in the case of there being 31 picks in the first round.
Yes it is. Stop using the work "Pick" to signify both a player and a spot in the draft. You don't see the work "pick" in that article you quoted, do you?
Geez, man, why torture yourself inventing controversies where none exist?
Why not worry about whether Keith Rivers can play ILB and whether Gholston cna shed blocks?