We are getting to the era of Stoops that we could start to see some of these filter into coaching. A few of the guys mentioned would make really good position coaches.
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Just an update: Darian Kinnard, Tayshawn Manning and Lynn Bowden Jr have all signed to practice squads
Which team did Bowden sign with? He had a good preseason. Hopefully this will translate to a roster spot.
That last part? Bingo. The churn in the league occurs where minimum base salary starts to climb when utility is not increasing... "we can find another (cheaper) Benny Snell." If you don't make yourself indispensable, you find you are not.
Signed back with the Saints to the practice squad
The NFL salary scale gets really complex after year 4, and seems to be based on the average salaries of the top 30 players in a position. In Snells case going into year 5 that would have been close to 5 million. Pretty big money when you could get a rookie for your 4th string back at 750 thousand.
That salary scale is likely why we see the majority of players waived after three or 4 years when their contracts run out. Average NFL career is under 4 years unless you are a proven commodity. Bad luck, bad team, injuries, whatever....Bennie Snell hasn't proved he is worth it.
NFL site says 3 years. A year is 3 games on the 53 man active roster per season. Must be 55 to receive pension. Average pension 43000.
Average. Some kind of scale where players 'build credits'. Like you say, some money better than none.
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