Iliketurtles;1727304 wrote:Just simply amazing what the Cowboys front office continues to do. I was hoping Dallas would try and sign him but figured he'd want to go somewhere else. Just read that Collins is a Cowboys fan so I'm not surprised he signed with them when everyone else can only offer you the same amount of money. Just makes me hate the Chaz Green pick even more. I know he is supposed to be a good player and would have been a starter in a year or 2 but the Cowboys had a lot of other needs they could have used that 3rd round pick on.
Imagine many teams wanted to sign him. As an UFA you want to go a place, of course, where you have the best chance at making the roster.
The salaries are crazy for guys like this. UFA's are signed with a 3 year rookie min salary. They get a very modest signing bonus. Players are only paid during the season. Rookies only get like a grand a week (plus food, lodging, etc) during rookie mini camps and training camp. The actual salary they sign for doesnt kick in until the regular season. It makes it much easier to cut an undrafted free agent than it is someone you drafted even in the 7th round...as you pay een the 7th rounder much more of a signing bonus.
I imagine that Collins will make the squad......if they put him on the practice squad any team can pick him up. Unless, of course, he sucks in the preseason. Sometimes a team will hide a rookie in the preseason so other teams dont get a look at him because they intend to put them on the practice squad. Not sure that would work with this guy though as he is already well known.
