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Message: <blockquote data-quote="adambr2" data-source="post: 544762" data-attributes="member: 7277">Still, $11M would be a pretty nice chunk of change for a guy who has made around $3M like you said for his entire career.  If Shields is smart, that would probably be enough to set him up for life.  Also, it's unlikely that an ACL tear would end a career at his age assuming a full recovery, given his talent level.  I know that's not your point, and I know that football is an inherently dangerous sport.  I would still imagine that the number of players playing on a franchise tag who happen to suffer a career ending injury that year is extremely low.  Sure, it can happen, but the franchise tag amount, once signed, is guaranteed.  It should be enough to set you up for life and then put you again in a situation where you can either test free agency or play for 120% of the previous franchise tag number.  Some players (Finley) will even take out insurance policies on themselves in the event of a career ending injury.  So, it's not a bad deal for a player if they're not playing for way under market value and willing to take on a very tiny risk.  Obviously, for highly elite players like Rodgers and Brees, it's not a good deal for them to sign a $18M franchise tag when they are awaiting $60M or so in guarantees on a long-term deal.</blockquote>

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