La'el Collins Agent: Draft Him Now Or He Won't Sign

[KendrickPanther]

https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/594251879342800896

 

Via Ian Rapaport

La’El Collins’ reps tell me if he’s not selected in rounds 2 or 3, he’ll not sign a contract with NFL team & resubmit his name for ’16 draft

 

This is an incredible bluff or show of power in an unprecedented situation. If Collins were to be drafted on day 3 or as an undrafted free agent he would be stuck at low pay via restricted free agency and the rookie wage scale for the next 4 years. His agent realizes clearing his name and going in the first round of the 2016 draft would be more lucrative. The only question is would teams still consider him a 1st rounder with a year away from football?

 

I understand why the Agent is doing this. But damn is it ballsy.

[Panthro]

Boom

[Proudiddy]

Lol Damn good luck with that.

[TylerVagyler]

umm, ok.

 

everything about this is bizarre. 

[EMSMedic79]

Balls move

[Cam's New Arm]

I understand it's a business but.. This comes off as a money grab.

What is the monetary difference between his originally projected draft position vs say, a 4th round..?

[mbarbour21]

Hmmm........guess we will see u back next year.

[TylerVagyler]

I understand it's a business but.. This comes off as a money grab.

What is the monetary difference between his originally projected draft position vs say, a 4th round..?

 

Of course it is.

 

But if he's 100% innocent, can you blame him? He can just wait one more year and get paid way more over a 4-5 year period.

[jasonluckydog]

If he didn't have anything to do with the murder this sucks so bad...

[332nd]

Bad move imo.

[cardiackat88.]

Are you sure this isn't an Onion article?

[davos]

If he didn't have anything to do with the murder this sucks so bad...

 

I understand no one wants to take the risk and rightfully so...but it sorta sounds like his ex (who's kid may not even be his) suffered a horrible horrible fate and he wasn't even involved.  He's helping the PD with the investigation because the kid might be his.  Now for that, the entire league avoids him.  If he's innocent, damn does that suck for him. 

[Kakarot]

Welp....

He's not getting drafted that early, so we'll be hearing about him in next years draft.

I see why he's doing this, but teams aren't going to risk it with that potential murder charge.

[MHS831]

If he gets drafted and signs a contract and then is charged, the agent still gets paid.