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Per Jason Cole of Yahoo!:
Sources: Agreement reached on rookie scale - NFL - Yahoo! Sports
According to two sources familiar with the negotiations, the league and the union have reached a basic compromise on a rookie wage scale that will replace the current rookie salary cap. The owners backed off the idea of requiring first-round picks to sign five-year deals, instead limiting the contracts to four years before a player could become a free agent. The agreement is also expected to include a stipulation limiting the amount of guaranteed money and signing bonus offered to draft picks.
Sources: Agreement reached on rookie scale - NFL - Yahoo! Sports