The case for La'el Collins

[KendrickPanther]

I thought he was ruled not a suspect? Someone will draft him anyways, so i don't get why he wants out.

 

You have to keep in mind that there are many people with agenda's here. La'ell's agent will be telling anyone with ears his client had no involvement.

 

But also the police may not want to tip off La'ell if they have information suggesting he is involved. A murder investigation is bigger than a draft pick.

 

This is a very difficult situation and I ask myself how this didn't come up sooner. Did La'ell conceal information from teams?

[rodeo]

I don't know how $$$ goes in supplemental, but I assume if there are a ton of teams taking him off their board or not thinking of drafting him until late, he would probably rather go in the supplemental at a 3rd rounder salary then to be a late round pick or an UDFA.

 

First of all I would like to apologize to you as a mod, for how I said "I thought he was ruled not a suspect?" Question marks after statements is one of my pet peeves and I can't say I wouldn't have banned me were I in your shoes.

 

Anyways, I would honestly still take him in the second if he does fall. Some people have him as their top tackle in the whole class (Mayock included) and even with questions, that's a risk worth taking at #57 to me.

[332nd]

Now it's breaking news that:

Ian Rapoport @ RapSheet

2m

What @JayGlazer said is true. Agent for La’El Collins met with

the NFLPA to request he be allowed in Supplemental Draft. We’ll

see.

I think the nfl should allow it, if it turns out he's a suspect the nfl can just pull him from that & let things play out. If it turns out the police are just doing their job & this is a case of fugged timing, it prevents a possible 1st rounder from getting completely screwed.

[gettlemanjack]

the police haven't been able to rule him out as a suspect.

link? because I'm looking for that. All i can find is that the Police say he's not a suspect. Nobody knows what is going on. It's crazy

[KendrickPanther]

Wouldn't get be better off being a udfa and then negotiate/choose his team

 

No going undrafted doesn't work that way. I'm fairly sure there is a wage scale for undrafted guys too and the only negotiating point is guaranteed money. Additionally undrafted guys enter into restricted free agency for the first 4 years of their careers. So not only would he be low balled, he would be forced to sign 1 year tenders until 2020. It's a tough situation for him.

[gettlemanjack]

Dan Kadar @ MockingTheDraft

2m

I've never seen anything like what's happening with La'el

Collins right now.

[jumpman910]

If he has nothing to do with this, this type of poo is sickening how his career is being damaged before it starts.

[gettlemanjack]

Matt Miller @ nfldraftscout

3h

As for La'el Collins , I have no idea what to do with him.

[Bartin]

Wouldn't get be better off being a udfa and then negotiate/choose his team

 

UDFA deals are capped at $435k(league minimum) with a $70k signing bonus. It's better than getting picked in the 6th or 7th, but if he gets in the supplemental draft and is completely cleared then he would probably get at least 2nd round money.

[gettlemanjack]

LostLettermen.com @ LostLettermen

4h

This La'el Collins thing is insane. Seems unfair to drop draft

stock when he's not a suspect. But you know teams fear Rae

Carruth situation.

[gettlemanjack]

Senior NFL and investigative reporter for Yahoo! Charles Robinson @ CharlesRobinson

Apr 29

La'el Collins not a suspect in this murder case, but a team

executive said teams are seeking "anything they can get" in

terms of added info

[gettlemanjack]

LSU beat reporter for 247Sports Shea Dixon @ Sheadixon

Apr 28

It should be pointed out amidst the tweets and headlines, La'el

Collins is NOT a suspect according to BRPD. Worth noting.

[Nick_81]

Ian Rapoport ‏@RapSheet  6m6 minutes ago

Major obstacles for La’El Collins: He’s a senior and automatically draft eligible. Plus, NFLPA doesn’t represent him yet. He’s not a player

[gettlemanjack]

NBC Pro Football Talk Michael David Smith @ MichaelDavSmith

2m

If La'el Collins gets in the supplemental draft and is exonerated,

he'll be the first Round 1 supplemental pick since Dave Brown in

1992.