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Derek Carr praise a good sign for Saints 2022 first-round pick

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New Orleans may have hit the jackpot in the 2022 NFL Draft. While quarterback Derek Carr prepares to throw passes to second-year pro Chris Olave, it’s the Saints’ other 2022 first-round draft choice that has Carr excited. He described Trevor Penning, selected 19th overall in the 2022 NFL Draft, as “physical” and “aggressive” when commenting … Read more

Agent’s Take: A look at the history of first-round pick contract extensions, and an emerging trend

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How NFL draft picks are compensated drastically changed with the 2011 collective bargaining agreement (CBA). A rookie wage scale, which reduced salaries for early first-round picks, was implemented. The 2020 CBA made minor tweaks to the system. All contracts for draft choices are four years in length under the rookie wage scale. Four-year deals in … Read more

Falcons don’t have ‘buyer’s remorse’ about first-round selection

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Although the Falcons selecting running back Bijan Robinson with the eighth overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft was a controversial choice, it’s not one they regret. “We do not have buyer’s remorse,” Atlanta head coach Arthur Smith recently said of Robinson, per Michael Rothstein of ESPN.  In a recent report detailing the progress of … Read more