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A crazy idea to make the NFL better

Stop counting day 2 and day 3 draft picks against the salary cap

Seaside Joe
Jun 21, 2025
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The NFL is having a hard time getting second round picks to sign their rookie contracts: Of the 36 unsigned rookies, 30 are second rounders. That’s all but two second round picks who went through OTAs without a contract. Is this usual? At this time last year, all 32 second round picks had signed their contracts.

Here’s my uneducated idea to help both sid…

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