The first round of the NFL Draft is officially in the books, and NFL teams are positively giddy now that they have some shiny new toys to play with.
(With perhaps the glaring exception of the New England Patriots, who have theirown issuesto deal with at the moment.)
The Las Vegas Raiders believe they have their franchise quarterback in Indiana standout and national champion Fernando Mendoza. The New York Jets have a brand new pass rusher in Texas Tech’s David Bailey and a new pass catcher in Oregon’s Kenyon Sadiq.
And the Arizona Cardinals took Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love — who’s already breaking records, though perhaps not in the way that the Cards were thinking.
Love, who was the third overall pick, will soon be armed with a rookie contract (assuming he signs) that would guarantee the 20-year-old a stunning chunk of money.
As pointed out bySporting News, Love will soon be the owner of a 4-year, $52.5 million contract — all of which will be guaranteed.
That means that Love, despite not having played a down for the Cardinals yet, will be the highest-paid running back (in terms of guaranteed money) in NFLhistory.
Now, make no mistake, Love is a talented prospect:
“DAD, HOW GOOD WAS RUNNING BACK JEREMIYAH LOVE ON NOTRE DAME…?”
Love was one of the most special college running backs we have seen and will make an immediate impact on whatever#NFLfranchise selects him.
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