Undrafted Free Agents

[ncvol17]

Hope Jackson enjoyed his weed. It cost him hundreds of thousands of dollars whereas a few beers would have cost under 20 bucks

[Jax_Vol]

Originally Posted by ncvol17

Hope Jackson enjoyed his weed. It cost him hundreds of thousands of dollars whereas a few beers would have cost under 20 bucks

12-15 million dollars flushed down the toilet by Janzen.


Da'Rick......pay attention!

[DFWVolFan]

Originally Posted by WA_Vol

Most of them will probably end up as practice squad players. I think the league minimum is around 200k. Nice gig.

Do not think practice squad guys get paid league minimum. Had a friend who was on the packers practice squad a few years back and he said he made 75k plus they paid for his apartment. still not bad to do what you love.

[northknoxvol]

sounds like good money to me..hope all the former vols land a spot on a team!

[voldawgforever]

Bryce Brown is a joke. Whoever made the decision to draft him is an idiot.
I bet Janzen Jacksons family is very disgusted. Sick even. Imagine the disappointment.
I sure hope Poole earns himself a spot somewhere.

[OrangeDog]

Originally Posted by CA_Vol

Double negative...

the statement or BB??

Originally Posted by voldawgforever

Bryce Brown is a joke. Whoever made the decision to draft him is an idiot.
I bet Janzen Jacksons family is very disgusted. Sick even. Imagine the disappointment.
I sure hope Poole earns himself a spot somewhere.

Disgusted about rank/draft?? or the fact the he Blew a $$$$$$ contract????

[TrueOrange]

Originally Posted by WA_Vol

Most of them will probably end up as practice squad players. I think the league minimum is around 200k. Nice gig.

Originally Posted by DFWVolFan

Do not think practice squad guys get paid league minimum. Had a friend who was on the packers practice squad a few years back and he said he made 75k plus they paid for his apartment. still not bad to do what you love.

:

Each NFL team may keep up to eight members on its "practice squad" in addition to the 53-member main roster. They consist mostly of rookies who were cut in training camps and borderline NFL-caliber players. Both rookies and young veterans are eligible for the practice squad. However, a player cannot participate on the practice squad for more than three seasons, or if he has accrued a year of NFL experience (six or more games on a club's 53-man active roster or official Injured Reserve list.) If the player was on the active list for fewer than 9 games during their "only Accrued Season(s)", he maintains his eligibility for the practice squad. Games in which a player is listed as the third-string quarterback (a designation that has been abolished as of 2011) do not count as being on the active list.[1]

Practice squad players practice alongside regular roster players during the week, but they are not allowed to play in actual games. They can be paid considerably less than active squad players: The minimum salary from 2008 to 2010 is $5,200 per week (2008-2010)[1] for 17 weeks, or $88,400 per season, in comparison to the NFL minimum rookie salary of $285,000. Some practice squad players are paid considerably more, however. In 2006, the New England Patriots paid third-year player Billy Yates the full $425,000 he would have earned on the active roster.

Players can be promoted to the active roster of their current team or to that of any other team. They have free agent status and can sign with any team they wish without compensation to the original team, if they are released from the practice squad. Additionally, the NFL has a program through which foreign players may be assigned to teams' practice squads, called the International Practice Squad Program.

[865dude]

Practice squad pays minimum $5,700 a week.

NFL Practice Squad: Salary, Rules, Player*Eligibility - Niners Nation

[SCSmokey]

Charlotte Observer reports Panthers have signed T Poole.

Four wideouts among 11 free agents signed by Panthers | CharlotteObserver.com & The Charlotte Observer Newspaper

[VolsMcGee]

Originally Posted by ncvol17

Hope Jackson enjoyed his weed. It cost him hundreds of thousands of dollars whereas a few beers would have cost under 20 bucks

This just goes to prove how stupid the marijuana laws in this country are. If a kid smokes weed, it will cost him practically his whole career, despite the fact that alcohol is far more dangerous, debilitating, and destructive. Our country is fine with sending kids to jail for a few years and ensuring they NEVER get a college education, while beer advertisers are all over the NFL.

Sorry about going off on a rant like that, but I felt like it needed to be said. Good luck to all these guys in the NFL.

[vol2013]

Originally Posted by voldawgforever

Bryce Brown is a joke. Whoever made the decision to draft him is an idiot.

No, the Eagles made a smart decision on drafting him. He clearly showed potential in high school and his freshman year here. Yes, he didn't do much at Kansas but we don't know all of the circumstances here. The eagles took a low risk pick in him, he has the chance of being a steal if he pans out but if not then they cut him after never putting that much money into him.

[Pharoah]

2012 NFL Undrafted Free Agents | NEPatriotsDraft.com - 2013 NFL Draft

[SteelerVol]

Originally Posted by vol2013

No, the Eagles made a smart decision on drafting him. He clearly showed potential in high school and his freshman year here. Yes, he didn't do much at Kansas but we don't know all of the circumstances here. The eagles took a low risk pick in him, he has the chance of being a steal if he pans out but if not then they cut him after never putting that much money into him.

I bet $10,000 virtual dollars that he quits.

[volstopfan14]

Nick Guess to San Diego

[davethevol]

Originally Posted by VolsMcGee

This just goes to prove how stupid the marijuana laws in this country are. If a kid smokes weed, it will cost him practically his whole career, despite the fact that alcohol is far more dangerous, debilitating, and destructive. Our country is fine with sending kids to jail for a few years and ensuring they NEVER get a college education, while beer advertisers are all over the NFL.

Sorry about going off on a rant like that, but I felt like it needed to be said. Good luck to all these guys in the NFL.

It actually goes to show how stupid Janzen is. All he had to do was stop smoking for 1 season of football and he would have been drafted in the first 2 rounds.