I believe that is part of Guru's point...they can get paid without ever doing anything. You are paying for potential rather than productivity.
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I understand Guru's point, I'm arguing that the NFL shouldn't have a cap on rookies salaries because the nature of the game involves so much risk for the players that they should be compensated accordingly.
Sort of like combat pay.
If you put a rookie in the starting lineup they are much more likely to suffer injury than in other sports so they are taking as big a gamble as the owner for paying them.