Quite a few NFL rookies bring home only the b...
Quite a few NFL rookies bring home only the base salary. According to USA Today, players at each position made only the base salary in 2009 ($310,000) and did not earn bonuses. The lowest paid rookies are typically low draft choices selected in the fifth through seventh rounds and play for teams with the lowest rookie salary pools. Fourth tight end Jordan Reed, Vernon Davis and Niles Paul cover all the bases when healthy. Of course, Reed (toe) remains sidelined, Davis is 33 and Paul played in eight of 32 games over the last two seasons. That’s the argument for a fourth tight end. There are five NFL worthy options on the roster. Derek Carrier might be the odd man out with rookie Jeremy Sprinkle doing solid work. FILE In this Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, file photo, the Dallas Cowboys, led by owner Jerry...