It’s clear Mario is going to wait on his decision. I’m worried Ward is going to run this thing up pretty close to 1/15 at this point. We could be left without any time to get a guy in here for the spring semester if we miss out on him.
If I’m advising Ward, this is what I tell him. You can go to Miami and get a guaranteed 2 mil while still keeping the NFL aspirations alive. Alternatively, you can go straight to the NFL but have absolutely nothing guaranteed money-wise.
Roughly, yes. Late second round would get about 2.5 mil between signing bonus and first year salary. Early third round is about 2 mil.
Highly doubtful Ward would be drafted that early.