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Action mentioned this in the Jones thread:

Not too much in here but he talks about how it's harder for a rookie to play on offense than defense for the Rams and they get that.

He also said some teams guarantee PS money to UDFAs that sign with them but the Rams don't and that affects who they get...

Elvis wrote:Not too much in here but he talks about how it's harder for a rookie to play on offense than defense for the Rams and they get that.

He also said some teams guarantee PS money to UDFAs that sign with them but the Rams don't and that affects who they get...

So the question UDFA's have to come to terms with is, do I want guaranteed money or should I bet on myself to make a good team? Money matters but......

PARAM wrote:So the question UDFA's have to come to terms with is, do I want guaranteed money or should I bet on myself to make a good team? Money matters but......

Being able to choose which team you play for is a luxury that most UDFAs don't get. The large majority of them just want to make a roster, any roster. Making the 53 is the goal, but they'll take a PS slot. They know that's a slippery place to be, so I would think guaranteed money would be a big factor.

My questions are, how many teams do give guaranteed money, and why don't the Rams do it?