Date of Publication
Spring 2012
Document Type
Undergraduate Project
Professor's Name
Emily Dane-Staples
Abstract
One of the most analyzed and crucial aspects of the National Football League is the annual draft held every April. The contracts received by rookies each year has been steadily increasing, and the hopes of a franchise can sometimes lie in the success these rookies have, making the draft process increasingly difficult for franchises. The aim of this paper was to discover what factors teams use in drafting a player and determining their starting rookie salary. Factors that were analyzed include race, market size, player specialization and even attendance. The analysis of the research done attempted to find trends that work and ones that don’t work. With the uncertainty of how players coming out of college will perform at the professional level, finding out which factors are more successful certainly has its merit in the sports world.
Recommended Citation
Shuman, Brian, "Rookie Contracts in the NFL" (2012). Sport Management Undergraduate. Paper 42.
https://fisherpub.sjf.edu/sport_undergrad/42
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