What contract can rookies expect?

[The Spaz]

No. 10 pick: CB Stephon Gilmore, Buffalo Bills

2011 No. 10 pick: QB Blaine Gabbert, Jacksonville Jaguars (four years, $12 million)

http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast/post/_/id/41701/what-contract-can-rookies-expect

[justasportsfan]

I love the new rookie salary scale. Their 1st contract is all about proving they deserve a new 2nd megadeal contract.

[Mike]

Last Year Cam Newton: 4yrs 22mil
This Year A. Luck will get about same amount.
This is the way it should be,,,

[MattyNH]

I think the dollars are fixed, its the amount guaranteed and option years that are still negotiable.

[better days]

I think the dollars are fixed, its the amount guaranteed and option years that are still negotiable.

I heard on the radio the other day that it may be better to be a high 2nd rnd pick than a late 1st rnd pick.

You lose a few hundred thousand dollars on the first contract, but you sign the 2nd contract a year sooner as a 2nd rnd pick.