That's on them. He certainly has the opportunity to be set for life, anyway.
Just out of curiosity, how do salary negotiations work in conjunction with the draft? What if the No. 1 draft pick doesn't like the offer on the table?
My understanding is the days of fat rookie contracts are a thing of the past (courtesy of bust contracts like Sam Bradford’s). The NFL players association’s collective bargaining agreement with the nfl has prescribed value based on position, draft order etc for rookie contracts.