Rolando McClain Contract Details: Five-years, $40 Million | Football News Now
These two examples right here at why the NFL needed a rookie pay scale.
Rolando made at least 23 mil with the Raiders and Hey Ward Bey signed a contract very similar the year before.
I know the Raiders should have drafted safer players but still that is a heavy fine for picking wrong. That is one reason why it has been hard for teams to get out if the first ten picks.
Jacksonville, Detroit, Oakland, and the Browns seem to draft from those spots on a pretty consistent basis.