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THE $25 MILLION MAN
Whoever they pick, the Raiders will make someone very rich...
The Raiders hold all the cards in next weekend's NFL draft. Their miserable 2006 season guaranteed them the No. 1 overall draft pick, the first crack at a talent buffet laden with enticing prospects such as LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell, Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn, Georgia Tech wide receiver Calvin Johnson and Clemson defensive end Gaines Adams.
That No. 1 pick also guarantees the player selected will end up with at least $25 million in his bank account, guaranteed, before he even steps onto a football field for the Raiders.
Some agents believe owner Al Davis will be forced to hand over $28-30 million up front to that No. 1 pick, based on the increased ceiling of the 2007 NFL salary cap ($109 million) and the player agents' desire to eclipse the guarantees given to the top '06 picks.
"That's a little scary, all that money'' Cowboys coach Wade Phillips conceded. "You're talking about investing an awful lot in a single player, and all you really know is how he played in college."
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2007/04/22/SPG6MPCV5Q1.DTL
Whoever they pick, the Raiders will make someone very rich...
The Raiders hold all the cards in next weekend's NFL draft. Their miserable 2006 season guaranteed them the No. 1 overall draft pick, the first crack at a talent buffet laden with enticing prospects such as LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell, Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn, Georgia Tech wide receiver Calvin Johnson and Clemson defensive end Gaines Adams.
That No. 1 pick also guarantees the player selected will end up with at least $25 million in his bank account, guaranteed, before he even steps onto a football field for the Raiders.
Some agents believe owner Al Davis will be forced to hand over $28-30 million up front to that No. 1 pick, based on the increased ceiling of the 2007 NFL salary cap ($109 million) and the player agents' desire to eclipse the guarantees given to the top '06 picks.
"That's a little scary, all that money'' Cowboys coach Wade Phillips conceded. "You're talking about investing an awful lot in a single player, and all you really know is how he played in college."
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2007/04/22/SPG6MPCV5Q1.DTL