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!

[OnTheWarpath15]

Originally Posted by Brock

Maybe. I don't know what or who the cops are looking at. I doubt he had anything to do with it, but it's the same as hiring any other guy for most any job. if there's some uncertainty, I don't take the chance.

I understand, and agree.

I'm just of the opinion that if he had not ignored police when they first asked to speak with him, that uncertainty among teams could have been eliminated.

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

I understand, and agree.

I'm just of the opinion that if he had not ignored police when they first asked to speak with him, that uncertainty among teams could have been eliminated.

I can't breathe

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by Mr. Laz

why ... so Collins can sue for a concussion later?


Business


Collins doesn't give a single **** about the NFL and vice-versa.

What's happening here is pretty much unprecedented. The NFL seems like they improvised a bit. Collins and his agent claimed they wouldn't sign with a team if they drafted them past the second or third round.

I don't think Collins found out he was ineligible for the 2016 draft until after the draft. Shouldn't someone in the NFL have let Collins and his agent know that before or during the draft?

[oaklandhater]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

What's happening here is pretty much unprecedented. The NFL seems like they improvised a bit. Collins and his agent claimed they wouldn't sign with a team if they drafted them past the second or third round.

I don't think Collins found out he was ineligible for the 2016 draft until after the draft. Shouldn't someone in the NFL have let Collins and his agent know that before or during the draft?

I think his agent was trying to bluff the NFL if any one should fire there agent it should be Collins.

[Mother****erJones]

@DellengerAdv: Source: Ex-#LSU OL La'el Collins has meetings planned w/ #Bills & #Dolphins, has heard from "almost every" #NFL team

[oaklandhater]

Originally Posted by Mother****erJones

@DellengerAdv: Source: Ex-#LSU OL La'el Collins has meetings planned w/ #Bills & #Dolphins, has heard from "almost every" #NFL team

Damm I really wanted him to be a Chief

[CoMoChief]

Wtf would anyone wanna play in Buffalo?

[oaklandhater]

Originally Posted by CoMoChief

Wtf would anyone wanna play in Buffalo?

It's very possible some GM's were calling him reassuring during the draft that if it wasn't for the investigation we would draft you right now.

[RustShack]

Originally Posted by CoMoChief

Wtf would anyone wanna play in Buffalo?

Someone on CP said he wants to play for a big market, so that can't be true.

[ToxSocks]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

I understand, and agree.

I'm just of the opinion that if he had not ignored police when they first asked to speak with him, that uncertainty among teams could have been eliminated.

Yup.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by oaklandhater

I think his agent was trying to bluff the NFL if any one should fire there agent it should be Collins.

From what I know of, he tried to get out of the draft and go into supplemental. He was denied. I guess I don't understand why the NFL wouldn't allow it given that it seems the most logical way to handle this situation.

Barring that, I really do question if the agent knew Collins really was ineligible for the 2016 draft. I don't think the rules are as clear here.

Again, this is an unusual circumstance and if Collins is cleared, I would bet the agent fights like hell to challenge the NFLs decision. The right thing to do is let him declare for the supplemental draft. I get that the NFL is following the book, but the book doesn't have a way to address this particular situation. So if the NFL is improvising, they should have flexibility to do the right thing.

[OnTheWarpath15]

Letting him enter the supplemental opens up a monster can of worms - doing so pretty much allows anyone who has an issue before the draft or feels their stock is slipping to back out.

Again, don't blow off the police for a week and maybe this doesn't happen. And we're still not sure he didn't play a role in the murder.

[ForeverChiefs58]

He only scored a 12 on his wonderlic test. That was tied as the worst score in the draft. That is not a man who makes smart decisions.

He better hope he makes money somewhere and not end up like his dad who has been in prison the last 20 years.

[OnTheWarpath15]

Originally Posted by ForeverChiefs58

He only scored a 12 on his wonderlic test. That was tied as the worst score in the draft. That is not a man who makes smart decisions.

He better hope he makes money somewhere and not end up like his dad who has been in prison the last 20 years.

Goddamn. 12?

A half reeruned rhesus monkey could score 12.

"If you get a girl pregnant and have her killed a week before the draft, what round do you get picked in?"

I guess he missed that question.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

Letting him enter the supplemental opens up a monster can of worms - doing so pretty much allows anyone who has an issue before the draft or feels their stock is slipping to back out.

Again, don't blow off the police for a week and maybe this doesn't happen. And we're still not sure he didn't play a role in the murder.

In the long history of the NFL, rarely has a thing like this happened. So I don't think it opens up a can of worms. Grant the exception, then create a very specific rule change to account for an unusual situation like this.

The supplemental draft is there specifically for this reason. To give a second chance often to players who had unforseen circumstances affect their draft status. And this was most definitely unforseen. Look, no player is going to drop entirely off a draft board pending a theft investigation.