The_Philster
07-09-2003, 06:36 PM
In preparation for training camp, studying how teams were built produced an interesting stat that sums up pro football in the free-agency era.
From the 1999 draft, only 63 players -- that's right, 63 or two per club -- are with the teams that drafted them. From that group of 63, 21 are first-round choices, but only four -- defensive end Patrick Kerney (Atlanta), quarterback Daunte Culpepper (Minnesota), quarterback Donovan McNabb (Philadelphia) and left tackle Luke Petitgout (NY Giants) -- have received huge contract extensions. Several players whose rookie contracts are set to expire over the next year or two may be heading to different teams in free agency....
more (http://espn.go.com/nfl/columns/clayton_john/1578590.html)
From the 1999 draft, only 63 players -- that's right, 63 or two per club -- are with the teams that drafted them. From that group of 63, 21 are first-round choices, but only four -- defensive end Patrick Kerney (Atlanta), quarterback Daunte Culpepper (Minnesota), quarterback Donovan McNabb (Philadelphia) and left tackle Luke Petitgout (NY Giants) -- have received huge contract extensions. Several players whose rookie contracts are set to expire over the next year or two may be heading to different teams in free agency....
more (http://espn.go.com/nfl/columns/clayton_john/1578590.html)