http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2010/07/26/sign-here-please-are-nfl-contracts-getting-harder-to-negotiate/ Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2010/07/26/sign-here-please-are-nfl-contracts-getting-harder-to-negotiate/#comment-152526 Dominic Perilli Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:53:05 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=10785#comment-152526 Well I definitely think the rookie wage scale would get all players in camp on time Well I definitely think the rookie wage scale would get all players in camp on time

]]> http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2010/07/26/sign-here-please-are-nfl-contracts-getting-harder-to-negotiate/#comment-152461 Zak Kurtz Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:36:56 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=10785#comment-152461 Do you think a rookie wage scale would help? Do you think a rookie wage scale would help?

]]> http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2010/07/26/sign-here-please-are-nfl-contracts-getting-harder-to-negotiate/#comment-152455 Dominic Perilli Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:47:45 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=10785#comment-152455 I think it's a mixture of fearful agents and the CBA issues. With salaries increasing almost every year, a newly drafted player is going to expect his contract to go higher than the previous year. Agents are feeling the pressure to produce that for the client or face being fired. That's my opinion. Also, agents may want to get a nice chunk of money up front for the client just in case there is a lockout next season. I can't blame them for trying to do that. It's just playing smart. I think it’s a mixture of fearful agents and the CBA issues. With salaries increasing almost every year, a newly drafted player is going to expect his contract to go higher than the previous year. Agents are feeling the pressure to produce that for the client or face being fired. That’s my opinion. Also, agents may want to get a nice chunk of money up front for the client just in case there is a lockout next season. I can’t blame them for trying to do that. It’s just playing smart.

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