what happens to a nfl draft pick that does not sign a contract. also what happens with the team? i am wondering because there are a lot of nfl draft picks that have not yet signed their contracts. do they go into free agent? does the team just lose their pick?
2007-08-01 08:20:42 · 12 answers · asked by JMA 1 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
The player gets nothing because the team drafted the rights to him. They could choose to trade away the rights to that player to another team (like SD did with Eli Manning when he said he would never sign with them) and see if they can get anything in return.
Most, if not all, of the currently unsigned picks will eventually sign. They are just holding out for more money, but in the end it just costs them because they fall behind in learning the pro game and getting their chance to make it onto the field.
I think perhaps if they sit out a whole year, then they might become a free agent, but I am not sure.
2007-08-01 08:28:41 · answer #1 · answered by T F 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-22 23:38:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can try to make the team as a walk-on.Show up for training camp and hope someone will give you a look.There would be no guarantees and you would be competing with players who the team or club has committed to.The good news is that any player whether a first round draft pick or a sure fire can't miss prospect down to the last round draft pick are evaluated and rated based not only on talent but coachablity,attitude,desire, demeanor and others.There have been players whom never even attended college or scouts felt were not worthy of a second look who became stars in the NFL.
2016-03-16 05:03:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They remain the property of the team that drafted them unless that team trades away the rights to the player. They would not become free agents, they would not be able to sign a contract with some other team unless the team that drafted them gives up or trades their rights to the player.
2007-08-01 08:51:54 · answer #4 · answered by ndmagicman 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
they dont become free agents their rights stay with the team that drafted them however they can chose to sit out the entire year at which point they can re-enter the following years draft.
2007-08-01 09:42:15 · answer #5 · answered by #1 NFL FAN 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-15 19:03:49 · answer #6 · answered by edward 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He becomes a free agent, but any team that does that was stupid to draft the person then.
2007-08-01 08:24:21 · answer #7 · answered by Yankees Rule 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they go into free agency and if they are not signed the whole year they go back into next year's draft
2007-08-01 08:44:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, the picks who doesn't get sign will go into free agency and no the team doesn't lose their pick
2007-08-01 08:25:47 · answer #9 · answered by CHesse_heads 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sit out until some other team signs him
2007-08-01 08:37:46 · answer #10 · answered by J Dub 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋