Steelers Sign Bud Dupree

[tube517]

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We have signed our 1st rd draft pick, LB Bud Dupree, to a four-year deal. We've now signed 6 of our 8 draft picks.



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[steelreserve]

Every year I have to re-state how glad I am they finally did something about this. In years past we'd have all still been waiting around for the #1 overall pick to sign because OMG, you have to wait to see what he gets, then everyone else falls into line behind. I'm pretty certain the contract for the top pick would've been well over $100M by now too, comparable with any of the top QBs in the league. At least one thing the league finally got right.

[ALLD]

That's one of the benefits of the new players contract. Top draft picks can't hold their teams hostage anymore. There is still a floor spending amount and the extra dollars go to the existing players instead of those who have never played a down in the NFL. That's how out of control things got with the league and agents.

[Steeldude]

Every year I have to re-state how glad I am they finally did something about this. In years past we'd have all still been waiting around for the #1 overall pick to sign because OMG, you have to wait to see what he gets, then everyone else falls into line behind. I'm pretty certain the contract for the top pick would've been well over $100M by now too, comparable with any of the top QBs in the league. At least one thing the league finally got right.

In total agreement. I couldn't stand seeing these huge contracts given out for an unproven player. I have no idea why it took them so long to do this.

Winston would have been getting a contract worth $120,000,000. With the way these young people are today, with their "me-me attitudes", you know they wouldn't put forth much effort after signing such a huge contract.

[ALLD]

In total agreement. I couldn't stand seeing these huge contracts given out for an unproven player. I have no idea why it took them so long to do this.

The timing of negotiating a new 10 year contract and the robbery of the Raiders by JaMarcus Russell.

[stillers4me]

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[86WARD]

Love how easy the rookie deals are!!

[st33lersguy]

Good, now time for J Peezy to get working on him and turn him into a beast

[Born2Steel]

Bud Dupree and JJ will be a wrecking crew in this league.

[Steeldude]

Bud Dupree and JJ will be a wrecking crew in this league.

I will wait and see. So far Jarvis Jones hasn't shown much promise.

[86WARD]

Bud Dupree and JJ will be a wrecking crew in this league.

I could only hope you are right on Double J.

[fansince'76]

Love how easy the rookie deals are!!

Yep. The rookie wage scale is one of the few things the NFL has gotten right over the last 5 years. Hell, make that the last 10.

[Count Steeler]

Yep. The rookie wage scale is one of the few things the NFL has gotten right over the last 5 years. Hell, make that the last 10.

Yeah, but imagine how much more money the owners are making. By keeping the salary cap relatively flat the last 4 years, it has forced vets off teams or lowered their pay. Rookies get paid dirt cheap, comparatively speaking, so where is all the money? 40,000,000 to Roger for 1 year, tells you. Dupree gets 10mil over 5 years. The pendulum went way too far to the owners.

The next bargaining session will be a lengthy one. I can't believe Smith is still around for the NFLPA.

[tube517]

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[fansince'76]

Yeah, but imagine how much more money the owners are making. By keeping the salary cap relatively flat the last 4 years, it has forced vets off teams or lowered their pay. Rookies get paid dirt cheap, comparatively speaking, so where is all the money? 40,000,000 to Roger for 1 year, tells you. Dupree gets 10mil over 5 years. The pendulum went way too far to the owners.

Players can still clean up on their 2nd contract, AFTER they've proven they're actually worth it, which is the way it should be, IMO. And this way, teams aren't left struggling for a decade (or longer) with a ton of dead money against their cap because the "can't miss" top-5 pick they gave a $100 million contract to with $60+ million guaranteed before ever playing one snap in the pros wound up being a huge bust. Do you honestly not remember just how ridiculous those rookie deals were getting? Especially when Al Davis was still alive?

The rookie pay cap was the one really good thing to come out of the last CBA, IMO. And a $5 million signing bonus like Dupree is getting is still enough on its own to put a person on easy street for life if they're not stupid.

[86WARD]

Yeah, but imagine how much more money the owners are making. By keeping the salary cap relatively flat the last 4 years, it has forced vets off teams or lowered their pay. Rookies get paid dirt cheap, comparatively speaking, so where is all the money? 40,000,000 to Roger for 1 year, tells you. Dupree gets 10mil over 5 years. The pendulum went way too far to the owners.

The next bargaining session will be a lengthy one. I can't believe Smith is still around for the NFLPA.

$44.2 Million...for one year.

[Count Steeler]

Players can still clean up on their 2nd contract, AFTER they've proven they're actually worth it, which is the way it should be, IMO. And this way, teams aren't left struggling for a decade (or longer) with a ton of dead money against their cap because the "can't miss" top-5 pick they gave a $100 million contract to with $60+ million guaranteed before ever playing one snap in the pros wound up being a huge bust. Do you honestly not remember just how ridiculous those rookie deals were getting? Especially when Al Davis was still alive?

The rookie pay cap was the one really good thing to come out of the last CBA, IMO. And a $5 million signing bonus like Dupree is getting is still enough on its own to put a person on easy street for life if they're not stupid.

In no way am I condoning a return to the insanity that was taking place. However, with a flat cap, it forces teams to cut/underpay the vets as well. Flat cap + huge revenue gains = mucho denaro for the owners.

[fansince'76]

In no way am I condoning a return to the insanity that was taking place. However, with a flat cap, it forces teams to cut/underpay the vets as well. Flat cap + huge revenue gains = mucho denaro for the owners.

I've been bitching for almost 3 years now that the salary cap is at least $20 million under what it should be, considering the cap increases that took place between 2006 (TV contract year) and 2009. And we've had another TV contract year since then (2014), and that revenue sure didn't go down. The recent bumps in the salary cap ($10M in 2014 and this year) haven't come close to making up for the five years (2009-2013) the cap basically stayed flat, so no argument from me on that.

[Bluecoat96]

$44.2 Million...for one year.
What blows my mind about that douchebag's salary is that he brings home over $1 million bucks every pay.....after taxes. (More than likely) Absolutely ridiculous. The POTUS makes 100x less than him a year.

[86WARD]

It's amazing...

[ALLD]

The commissioner makes more than any NFL player. Some players might get rich, but the owners who sign the checks are wealthy. The owners take care of their own.

[hawaiiansteeler]

James C Wexell @jimwexell -

“@Bud_Dupree2: SteelerNation!!! ” -- Dupree in Worilds' old locker. Troy had the 2 right. Harrison just around corner.

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