Sam Bradford Has the NFL Right Where He Wants It

St. Louis hoped it was drafting the quarterback of the future when it picked former Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford. However, like any No. 1 pick, he was drafted by a pretty bad team. The team has not been able to kick its losing ways yet, but the pieces appear to be in place for that to finally happen. All it needs is a healthy, talented quarterback to guide the ship.

Whether that is going to be Sam Bradford remains to be seen. The team has said it wants him to come back, but it has also given him permission to seek a trade.

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Rumor has it there are plenty of teams that are interested, but no one has yet to make an offer. Rumor also has it that the Rams would like him to take a pay cut in order to create some cap relief and to help sign other players. Bradford has said no to that and has also stated that he does not want to get traded.

A trade would mean he has no real control over where he is going and no player likes that. While he has been injury prone, the team does not have another option to go with unless they draft someone or bring in a free agent. Yes, Shaun Hill was not terrible, but he is not the quarterback of the future either.

So--how is it that Sam Bradford has the NFL right where he wants it? Because he is basically in control. The Rams can't force him to take a pay cut (he is set to make $14 million) and there is no way they cut him to make salary cap room. A trade is unlikely since no team will likely meet the Rams' trade demands for a guy that missed the last two seasons because of injuries.

Bradford shouldn't want to leave anyway. Of the team's rumored to be interested in him, none are as primed to win as the Rams are. Their defense is one of the best in the league. They have plenty of weapons on an offense that just needs a healthy field general to put all the pieces together. 

Should he be able to do so during the next two seasons (basically till the end of his current contract) he will give the Rams a good reason to continue paying him really well. If the Rams decide not to someone else most certainly will.

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