I was at work today, and I was asking this question to other people. Okay here it is, say if your a sure lock for the nfl, like you would be drafted #1 or #2 overall, but that means you would go to a crappy team, can you just not sign up for the draft, then wait till the draft is over, then like a week later just sign with like one of the top teams in the league?
But if not, how could the people that not got drafted say like willy parker be in the nfl?
2007-10-17 11:48:16 · 7 answers · asked by powerstown2006 1 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
ok i get the willy part, so just focus on the 1st part about the #1 and #2 overall pick....lets just kinda put it this way, if you don't put ur name into the nfl draft, can a team sign you? and if you can, why don't all the good players do that, so they get on a good team, and have a better chance of making the playoffs and winning a championship?
2007-10-17 12:10:03 · update #1
Teams can draft players even if they don't enter the draft. The Cowboys drafted Carl Lewis in the 12th round in 1984. So if Reggie Bush, for example, decide that he didn't want to enter the draft because he knew a bad team would draft him, someone would still draft him. It would still likely be a team high in the draft (a bad team) and they would be taking a chance on him because he could hold out for the whole season, but they would at least have the rights to him for that season which they could trade if needed.
2007-10-17 12:00:39 · answer #1 · answered by suspendedagain300 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, the guys who dont get drafted into the NFL stay in the Free Agency pool and can be picked up by any team. But about the first question, the #1, #2 pick, they would sign with their bad team becuase they become the star of that bad team and make the most money, hate to say it but now a days the NFL is about money and rookies want as much of it as possible. So they would be on a bad team for 2 or 3 years just to get the cash, but if their team doesnt sign them then they also go into the Free Agency pool and can be picked up by any team, it's just dumb if they do. But you have to enter the draft or else you cant be in the NFL
2007-10-17 11:53:43 · answer #2 · answered by Delivery Man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While you could do this, you will get paid a lot more money if you are drafted #1 or #2 then if you are an undrafted free agent. It could cost you millions of dollars to not get drafted. You are better to get drafted #1 or #2, play a few seasons for the crappy team and hope you get traded to a good team, hope that the team's management is interested in building a competitor, or leave the team in free agency.
2007-10-17 12:13:42 · answer #3 · answered by msi_cord 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're talking about losing tens of millions of dollars doing that. You could just do some ***** move like Eli Manning and demand to be traded to a team you'd rather play for. Your other option would be to refuse to sign with the team that drafts you and enter back into the draft next year (Bo Jackson did that), but again you'll be losing a lot of money that way.
2007-10-17 12:09:08 · answer #4 · answered by DoReidos 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats a real ******** move right there, the purpose of the draft is to pick players that can build your franchise in the future, if that means if you mabye have 3 years of rebuilding then so be it, suck it up and play your *** off. Most people would kill to play football as a carrear and get paid millions for it.
2007-10-17 12:12:15 · answer #5 · answered by Conan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you can't. Willy Parker was undrafted because he got almost no playing time in college, he was 3rd string. He only got signed for practice squad, but there were a few injuries so he got moved up and split time with The Bus.
2007-10-17 11:54:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They become free agents. If you are a great player and dont enter the draft you will be frowned upon though
2007-10-17 11:52:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋