So Rara wanted 500k, obviously we said no does

[Perd Hapley]

That's more than we rejected Cam Newton for, and Rara is no Cam

It’s probably not actually. The Cam price was just for the signature by itself. He got a lot more after he got there.

You also can’t compare the pre-NIL payments to the time when its 100% legal. Many more buyers now, and the same number of goods. That means the price goes up.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

It’s probably not actually. The Cam price was just for the signature by itself. He got a lot more after he got there.

You also can’t compare the pre-NIL payments to the time when its 100% legal. Many more buyers now, and the same number of goods. That means the price goes up.

Price also goes up because there are more guarantees for the investors. Before the recruits would get some money from all the interested programs. If you gave a prospect $5k of walking around money there was no way of clawing it back if they signed elsewhere. But that didn't matter because you'd also sign recruits who took money from schools they didn't end up going to.

Now you can make sure your money doesn't get to the player until they sign and enroll. Sign a deal for $5k/month if you're playing at state? You won't see a dime of it if you go elsewhere or leave after a semester. You never would have dropped $60k in advance on a 4* prospect who hasn't signed, but now you'll easily pay that per year for the same player on your roster.

 

[Perd Hapley]

League minimum for a NFL rookie is $660k. Rara is good, but I don't think he's even base NFL level.

Well on that same note, Quinn Ewers is nowhere close to NFL level, and he probably made more this year at Texas than Andy Dalton and Taylor Heinicke put together….and those guys are current NFL starting QB’s with many years of experience.

There’s just more money floating around in this system than anyone realizes….and there’s no salary cap. If the same were true of the NFL, even the worst players would be making way more than they do now.

 

[LordMcBuckethead]

I might be in the minority but at this point considering everything, there is no way I would pay that and congratulate him on finding a team that could pay a WR $500,000 for 600 yds and 7 td receptions in 12 games.

Especially when half of those were played against absolute terrible defensive backfields.

 

[LordMcBuckethead]

If you count the plays he just "took off" then man that is pretty good amount of money per actual productive play.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

Well on that same note, Quinn Ewers is nowhere close to NFL level, and he probably made more this year at Texas than Andy Dalton and Taylor Heinicke put together….and those guys are current NFL starting QB’s with many years of experience.

There’s just more money floating around in this system than anyone realizes….and there’s no salary cap. If the same were true of the NFL, even the worst players would be making way more than they do now.

Dalton's contract was $3 million for this year. I think Ewers might be $4 million over 4 years.

Ewers also has more upside. He's not exactly tearing it up now, but compared to Dalton he's much more likely to have a breakout year next year. Dalton is a known quantity who's stock is waning, and he's still getting more this year. And next year too if he stays on for the second year of the contract

 

[The Usual Suspect]

Can conditions be put on NIL? For example incentive bonus, etc.