Over the past ten years the average salary of NFL first round draft picks has increased by over ten million dollars. This year first round picks were paid an average of 27.3 million. Falcons’ rookie Matt Ryan is currently being paid more than Tom Brady. Brady has won three super bowls, two super bowl MVP awards, one NFL MVP award, and an NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award.

Top Brady has earned his contract and with his long list of achievements, deserves to be the highest paid player in the league. Does an unproven rookie like Matt Ryan truly deserve to have this kind of money?

Matt Ryan has a six year seventy two million dollar contract. This type of contract is absurd. NFL rookies do not deserve to get paid nearly as much as they do. What have they done to deserve this money? They played great in college. Who cares? There are plenty of great college players that do not make it in the NFL. Players should earn their contracts on the field.

NBA rookies are not signed to blockbuster deals; they work hard on the court, put up good numbers and wait for the money to come. NFL rookies need to do the same; the money will come if you produce. It is stupid to invest so much money in players that have never played a single down in the National Football League.

Every year there are a few first round picks that make an absurd amount of money and end up doing absolutely nothing in the NFL. This is unfair to the veterans who are making less money after proving themselves on the field and actually helping their teams win. Money should be earned in the NFL, not in the NCAA.