Luck said to be returning to Stanford
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I guess that's one way to avoid paying high taxes.
Jake Locker (from U of WA) did the same thing last year. Cost himself millions.
Jake Locker (from U of WA) did the same thing last year. Cost himself millions.
Just like Sam Bradford did? I think it actually makes a ton of sense for him to go back this year.
1) As a QB he isn't likely to shorten the length of his career like say a RB or LB.
2) The NFL's labor situation and impending lock out. Why would he go to the NFL and sit on the sidelines when he could go back to school and play for Stanford?
3) The likely resolution of the NFL's labor situation will involve a rookie wage scale, so again he isn't costing himself all that much money in the grand sceme of things.
The only downside I see is if he were to perform horribly and damage his draft stock, but even then Jake Locker of Washington pretty much did that this year and he is still a top 5 QB prospect.
I agree - wow. That's tremendous for college football. And for Stanford.
I will say though that it's different for Luck, from a well-off family, to stay in college, compared to a student-athlete from a poor family. Andrew Luck doesn't have to worry about his personal finances, or that of his parents'.
I will say though that it's different for Luck, from a well-off family, to stay in college, compared to a student-athlete from a poor family. Andrew Luck doesn't have to worry about his personal finances, or that of his parents'.
Would have to hope so, even bigger mistake if he didnt get a guarantee from Harbaugh that he'd be back before deciding to stay.
Too many times a player has stayed and gotten injured and lost out on a lot of money. I will never question a player that decides to go pro for this reason, and really think he might be making a mistake by staying. Can always come back later and get that architectural design degree.
eh...not really. He is throwing away a year of pro football that may or may not be played. As a rookie quarterback would you rather be thrown straight into the fire or at least have time in mini-camps to work with the coaches. If a CBA isn't signed shortly after the draft, there won't be any minicamps.
There will also be a rookie wage scale for this draft. He won't be losing out on the huge signing bonus that he could've gotten if he would've left last year. This is why there are a lot of people saying that there could be more trades in the first few picks of the draft this year and beyond.
Maybe he doesn't want to end up with Carolina and in a division with 3 teams that will be tough to beat for the foreseeable future. The worst team will always have a hill to climb, but not usually as steep as Carolina who can count on getting whipped by the Falcons, Saints, and Bucs.
thats very suprising! but Luck is a well put together kid with his head in the right place. He's gonna play one more year in college, get his degree, and then go make his millions.
Sucks for the panthers. Looks like they're gonna be drafting a d-lineman now and still stuck with clausen
Sucks for the panthers. Looks like they're gonna be drafting a d-lineman now and still stuck with clausen
The rookie scale is likely to go into effect this year. A lot of projections have the #1 pick this year getting around 5 years for $15-17 million. Bradford got 6 years, $80 million.