The end for Janoris Jenkins?
by mlmintampa on Dec 28, 2010 9:18 AM EST
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PrintThe news that Janoris Jenkins will miss Saturday's Outback Bowl with a bad shoulder might not mean the end for Jenkins' career at Florida. It is believed that Jenkins had his labrum repaired, an injury that can be easily be rehabilitated.
Jenkins has to consider the future of the NFL as well as his injury. If Jenkins was a junior last year, he should have come out and been a first round draft pick. However, the 2011 NFL Draft will have a much different financial forecast, if the draft even happens. The NFL owners are determined to break the NFL Players' Association, with one of the main planks for the owners being the elimination of the financial scale that first round draft picks are given. The owners want to either remove the scale or drastically reduce it. Some players have been open to the change to the rookie scale, as long as the savings goes into higher wages for veterans.
Jenkins has to decide if it is worth it to enter the 2011 draft as pick 25 or enter the 2012 draft as pick 10. There are no guarantees, but Jenkins is as good as Joe Haden and he was the 7th pick in 2010. Jenkins has to decide how much the money means to him and if he can trade a secure season at UF for an insecure one in the NFL. If he leaves now, he will still be a millionaire, but also risks the possibility of an NFL season shortened by the owner's lockout. That time spent away from the field could impact his game shape, which as anyone who has played sports will tell you, is totally different than actually being in shape.
Ultimately, I would expect Jenkins to declare for the draft, bad shoulder and all. Yet, there is still a chance he could stay.
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Hopefully a name like Will Muschamp can convince him to stay
But yes, most likely he will declare. We will miss him, that’s for sure.
"We will be a physically and mentally tough football team. And it's not something you talk about, it's something you live your life with.’’
Will Muschamp, December 14, 2010
As much as I would like to see hime back
He would be crazy to stay. He needs to go and get his money. Off the top of my head I can’t think of too many shut down corners coming out this year.
There are rumors that Will Hill could enter the draft. I think he would be crazy to go. Despite the porbable pay scale changes he would be a higher draft pick next year after being a featured player in a Muschamp defense that will probably have to make up for the growing pains of the offense.
Draft will happen no matter what the current labor situation is between the NFL and NFLPA
by Jonathan Loesche on Dec 28, 2010 12:06 PM EST reply actions
I wish he would come back but he shouldnt
Any player who has a chance to be a first round pick should leave this season or even a high second round pick depending on their true potential. They arent going to make nearly as much since the rookie pay scale is definitely going to be one thing cut and give that money to the veterans to help make them happy. There isnt going to be a lockout in the NFL because they make way too much money to miss a year.
pick 25?
are you serious? He’s a top 15 easily. He’ll likely go in the top 10 if he declares. I’d love for him to stay but I’m not sure what there is to gain for him.
Can't think of a good reason to come back
in a transition year. You could make the argument that he needs to show the injury hasn’t affected his play, but it’s not like he’s a pitcher.
I wish Janoris well in the NFL.
I hope Will Hill goes too – not because he’s ready, but because I am tired of seeing him out of position and costing us big plays on defense. He’s one 5 star who definitely hasn’t lived up to the hype. There’s no reason to believe h’ell suddenly erupt as a senior.
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