Back when the rookie wage scale wasn't a thing and first round QB's were getting obscene money did teams ever have to do major cuts to get under the cap to sign their drafted players?

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The original was posted on /r/nfl by /u/Parrallax91 on 2025-05-15 14:00:28+00:00.

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Not much more than the title but I imagine at least one team that got the number one pick was closeish to the cap and had to figure out something to sign someone that was getting paid like rookie Sam Bradford or JaMarcus Russell.