Experience in the pros is "twice as good" as reps in a college practice.
Last week, analysts estimated that Jack Pyburn could make around $1 million in 2026 if the Tampa Bay Buccaneers cut him and he returned to LSU. But the Kansas City Chiefs had other plans.
The Chiefs on Monday afternoon claimed the linebacker off waivers from the Bucs, per the NFL waiver wire.
That means Pyburn's NFL career continues as a member of the Chiefs' 53-man roster.
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It also means Pyburn is seemingly headed for a pay cut by being in the NFL rather than back in college.
Pyburn's rookie salary is scheduled to be $885,000. That is less than the $1 million he was expected to make in college.
So we have reached the critical juncture where the NIL rules and countless court filings and rulings on eligibility have turned college football into something of a financial competitor for the NFL in the case of some players.
It's been that way before.
There have been examples where quarterbacks forego their final years in college and the sizeable pay they might have earned in that season, and go to the NFL to take a financial shave.
But that's quarterbacks.
And it is their choice to start what promises to be a lucrative career longterm.
He was not drafted in April coming out of LSU. He played only one season there after playing at the University of Florida in 2023 and 2024.
Pyburn played in 12 games with 11 starts at LSU and collected 52 tackles with 2 sacks and 5.5 tackles for loss. That's nice.
But that doesn't scream $1 million nice.
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