Rodgers-Cromartie...4.28 40 yard dash' (merged)

Because what you pay the 7th pick in the draft is chump change compared to paying Samuel.

Last years 7th overall pick signed a 6 year 17 million dollar contract. Thats less then we paid Jason David.

Sure, it's cheaper than paying Samuel..

But it's 6 years 17 million if you only count the signing bonus.. Total value was $40.5 mill.. And how often do #7 picks not play out their rookie contracts, outside of a troublesome few? Even if they rework the deal later, which just costs more money, it's still big money.. The #7 pick isn't cheap no matter how you slice it..