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This came to mind as a result of the recent game, but it's interesting, nevertheless.
As you probably recall, McKenzie, a third-round pick, injured himself during rookie minicamp, tearing his ACL, and ending up on IR. The Patriots ended up signing him to a four-year deal, with a signing bonus of over $600,000.
He ended up losing about $170,000 because of the injury (because, e.g., it meant he counted as a rookie this year), but his contract was designed to give him the chance to recoup that money.
On the other hand, Kindle, a second-round pick for the Ravens, injured himself in a fall at his home in Texas in July. Like McKenzie, he had yet to sign his rookie contract.
So what did the Ravens sign him to a couple of weeks ago?
A one-year rookie minimum contract, with no signing bonus.
I don't know if it can be entirely ascribed to the differences in how they were injured, but what does it say that a second-round pick can potentially lose his entire signing bonus over an injury like this? [Remember that the contract makes him an ERFA, so they don't ever have to give him a signing bonus.]
As you probably recall, McKenzie, a third-round pick, injured himself during rookie minicamp, tearing his ACL, and ending up on IR. The Patriots ended up signing him to a four-year deal, with a signing bonus of over $600,000.
He ended up losing about $170,000 because of the injury (because, e.g., it meant he counted as a rookie this year), but his contract was designed to give him the chance to recoup that money.
On the other hand, Kindle, a second-round pick for the Ravens, injured himself in a fall at his home in Texas in July. Like McKenzie, he had yet to sign his rookie contract.
So what did the Ravens sign him to a couple of weeks ago?
A one-year rookie minimum contract, with no signing bonus.
I don't know if it can be entirely ascribed to the differences in how they were injured, but what does it say that a second-round pick can potentially lose his entire signing bonus over an injury like this? [Remember that the contract makes him an ERFA, so they don't ever have to give him a signing bonus.]