He was a Tight End in high school, but as soon as he hit NU he was groomed to be a center. He's been nothing but a center for the past 4 years. Also, his "injury issues" (again were 3 years ago) may be one of the big factors for Cam to go to the NFL. If he knows he has 5-7 years left in his football career, he might as well get paid for all of those years. Hopefully his career lasts long enough to get that 2nd contract, a great signing bonus and earn great money in the last 1-3 years of his career. Why waste one of those last few years of playing football not getting paid at all?
The average NFL career is about 3 years (that's all players combined) but if you are more talented (PB type) or starter you're looking at a decade or more on the roster. Lineman are some of longer careered players. So you don't spend much money on someone you think is going make it 5 years at the very top of their game. He would be much better off to improve his skills and make people feel he's worth the risk. He's still a project at this point.
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The average NFL career is about 3 years (that's all players combined) but if you are more talented (PB type) or starter you're looking at a decade or more on the roster. Lineman are some of longer careered players. So you don't spend much money on someone you think is going make it 5 years at the very top of their game. He would be much better off to improve his skills and make people feel he's worth the risk. He's still a project at this point.