Its now offical....Lions lock up Stafford

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Originally Posted by dmek25

for redkin8588, i think the comisssioner would love nothing more then a rookie salary cap. there is one small problem. the N.F.L.P.A. they are very firm in their stance to not cutting rookie salaries. their thinking is if a rookie like Stafford is worth 41 million in guarateed money, whats someone like Matt Cassel worth? the rookie money drives the whole leagues salaries upward

Behind the scenes the NFLPA is not united in this stance. There are some vets who get peeved that a rookie who has never played a down makes more than they do.

It will be interesting to see how this all plays out in the upcoming CBA negotiations.