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MIKE AND MIKE!

By Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic

Monday, April 21, 2008

THE MIKES ON: NFL SALARY CAP GREENY The NFL needs a salary structure similar to the NBA's. The amount of money rookies are paidespecially those at the top of the draft — is ridiculous, and it throws salary caps into disarray. Having the first pick in the draft these days comes with as many negatives as positives. GOLIC I love the NBA's pay scale; no one holds out because everyone knows what he's supposed to make. But in the NFL, guys get paid — a lot — for potential. Ther ...

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