When it was announced that the Rams would have a private workout with Sam Bradford on April 19, many people took that to mean that there would be no pre-draft deal, as there would only be 3 days to negotiate a contract between the workout and the draft.
I think the premise of that interpretation - that negotiations would not start until after the workout - is incorrect.
My expectation is that the Rams will have serious discussions regarding the parameters of a contract prior to Bradford's visit. In fact, I suspect that the Rams' goal is to sign Bradford before he leaves town.
So... I'm going out on a limb and predicting now that the Rams will sign Bradford no later than April 20. That would, of course, take some of the suspense out of the first day of the draft, but it would also take away the worry of any sort of holdout.
I think the premise of that interpretation - that negotiations would not start until after the workout - is incorrect.
My expectation is that the Rams will have serious discussions regarding the parameters of a contract prior to Bradford's visit. In fact, I suspect that the Rams' goal is to sign Bradford before he leaves town.
So... I'm going out on a limb and predicting now that the Rams will sign Bradford no later than April 20. That would, of course, take some of the suspense out of the first day of the draft, but it would also take away the worry of any sort of holdout.
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