La'el Collins will sign as a free agent

[chiefzilla1501]

According to Gil Brandt on Sirius/XM radio. He will sign with an NFL team and that means he'll pretty much play at a minimum contract.

Sounds like he's talking with investigators early next week.

Go get him, Dorsey!

[RustShack]

Some guys don't understand what really matters. It's amazing that the Chiefs have a full roster every year since no one would want to sign here. I wonder how that works?

[Wilson8]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

I think the cap is on signing bonus money. I read on one site it was something like 88k max for all udfa players. I would imagine that signing bonus is guaranteed so I don't think you can just cut deadweight.

I'm learning about all these udfa rules so I could be wrong on that.

http://overthecap.com/what-can-lael-...ed-free-agent/

Every undrafted rookie is locked into signing a three year contract. The three year contract will contain the minimum Paragraph 5 salary in each year, which will equal payouts of $435,000 in 2015, $525,000 in 2016, and $615,000 in 2017. These are the same numbers as rookies drafted after the 3rd round and many of the players drafted in the third round, so it is not a major loss for Collins of any player who was not projected to be a 2nd round pick.

The UDFA’s are very limited in terms of signing bonus money. I don’t have the final number in front of me but IIRC each team can spend, in total, about $88,000 on all their undrafted rookies. That usually means a large number of players receiving signing bonuses that will not exceed $8,000. So that is a limiting factor for a player who is not drafted. The smallest signing bonus a 7th round pick will receive likely to be about $52,000. So that is a pretty big loss considering for many players the bonus is the only salary they will ever receive.

Pretty good but also pretty long story concerning La'el Collins and a possible contract as a UDFA. - http://overthecap.com/what-can-lael-...ed-free-agent/

[Hootie]

It's pretty simple. Whoever signs him is gonna guarantee three years of his miniscule salary. It'll be like a fully guaranteed 3 year, $1.5M deal. Peanuts, but this is pretty unprecedented.

[bricks]

Imagine if La'el Collins becomes the steal of the draft? The Chiefs sign him dirt cheap and he goes on to start and becomes a multiple probowler at the RT position. That would be a ****ing wet dream.

[Chiefshrink]

Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0

Whoever signs him is gonna guarantee three years of his miniscule salary.

Assuming the police rule him out officially and you can bet right now the majority of GMs have their drinking glasses up against the door listening in on this interrogation interview.

[milkman]

Originally Posted by bricks

Imagine if La'el Collins becomes the steal of the draft? The Chiefs sign him dirt cheap and he goes on to start and becomes a multiple probowler at the RT position. That would be a ****ing wet dream.

Who was the last RT that actually made the pro bowl?

[bricks]

Originally Posted by milkman

Who was the last RT that actually made the pro bowl?

I have no idea.

But he is an OT though and so regardless if he's good, he makes probowls.

[RealSNR]

This picture is from 2012, so it really doesn't have much significance in predicting La'el Collins' actual potential as a pro football player. I just posted it because it's further proof of what a flaming douchebag Les Miles is.

Les Miles tough love motivation: pic.twitter.com/cGHQqWlX

— SDSNation (@SDSNation) December 28, 2012

[MahiMike]

I thought he said he was going back to school if he didn't get picked by 3rd round?

[RustShack]

Common sense would tell you he's going to want to play somewhere he can start and succeed so he gets paid. I'm guessing a great RB and a QB who has a little speed and doesn't turn the ball over might help players with talent look even better.

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by MahiMike

I thought he said he was going back to school if he didn't get picked by 3rd round?

That was just BS because he'd rather be an UDFA.

[planetdoc]

Originally Posted by alnorth

He's a lineman, not a QB. So, this lucrative endorsement nonsense is not even a thing. How many other rookie linemen have lucrative endorsement contracts?

probably not many. That being said, it similar to having college boosters who supplement coaches income and 'support' players.

Put yourself in the same position. Every team can only offer so much for an nfl contract due to the collective bargaining agreement. The team who can offer a little extra thanks to their 'boosters' outside endorsement deals can help set themselves apart.

A large market team like those in New York can more likely pull that off then kansas city....which is usually forgotten. Even if no team is able to offer current endorsement deals, a large market team is more likely able to offer future endorsement deals for a starting player.....assuming Collins clears his name. Heck, for that matter a team that resides in a state without state income tax also makes a difference.

[RealSNR]

DO YOU SEE WHAT BEING NICE GETS YOU, WAZU?

[TimBone]

I told you ****ers we should have burned a pick in him. Why does nobody listen to me?

[FringeNC]

If a woman is murdered, what's the probability that a husband, boyfriend, or ex-boyfriend committed the murder? Almost 1. Obviously, Collins is a prime suspect. Hell, having said that, makes sense to draft him -- simply buying a lottery ticket that he's not involved. It's depressing that teams can't act rationally like that. Somehow drafting him is turning a blind eye towards domestic abuse -- as if a team would ever actually sign him if he was guilty.

Draft is full of unknowns...