Down Goes Fowler

That just fucking blows for Fowler...Sorry for the knee-jerk reaction.

 

And he hasn't signed his contract yet, it really blows.

This helps I suppose but I'm not sure.

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter 11m11 minutes ago
Before suffering season-ending torn ACL, Dante Fowler signed an injury protection waiver that obligates Jaguars to negotiate in good faith.

 

Yah. Good luck with that. I'd want to know what his agent's policy limits are.

 

Holy crap.

 

Good faith hopefully means the minimum for a 3rd pick which is millions guaranteed.

 

Everything is basically slotted. I can't imagine they'll be able to bang him that much.

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Cant wait to see Gatorade make a commercial about this guy just like they did one for Jabari Parker

 

That's a gruesome video. You could hear him wail in pain. Actually pretty heart breaking...

 

Jags rookie workouts are open to fans?

 

Feel bad for the kid, going into the draft I was hoping we could get him.

 

I heard they're gonna give him a 4 year deal @ 23 million.

 

I'm confused as to why everyone keeps mentioning Fowler not having signed a contract when in 2011 the rookie scale was inserted in the CBA. Gone are the days of giving unproven rookies $50 million, now each pick has a predetermined amount. A player and his agent know the exact dollar figures the moment he is drafted. They also know the length; every contract is for four years, with first-round picks subject to a team option for a fifth year, also at predetermined rates. As for salaries, the vast majority of drafted players have four years of non-guaranteed minimum salaries, accompanied by a signing bonus that’s not negotiated by the agent, but predetermined by the CBA.

 

Hate this part of football - I hope he comes back strong but even so, he's in for a really difficult time.

 

Everyone is not mentioning it, you're probably the 4th person to mention the slotted rookie pay scale