record_id: 2bef8b3e-f83d-81f7-ab61-f6d3fbafc8bd
created_time: 2025-12-03T19:07:00.000Z
title: 12-03 Reasoning Note: NFL Player Contract and Career Progression
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Speaker 1 00:00:00
Thanks for watching. 
Speaker 2 00:03:43
i'll bring you a stand for that tomorrow um hopefully tomorrow yeah i was wondering about that are you interviews no no that's fine i just i saw it and i'm like ah shoot this thing i used to have it with me and then i yeah.
Speaker 1 00:04:46
I forgot to put the angle, and here as well.
Speaker 2 00:07:58
Hey Renee, could I trouble you to set me up with some electricity too, in the next 20-30 minutes. 
Speaker 1 00:11:32
All right.
Speaker 3 00:12:19
Thank you.
Speaker 3 00:19:09
One, two, three.
Speaker 3 00:19:53
Thank you.
Speaker 3 00:22:11
There you go.
Speaker 3 00:22:43
No, there's nothing. Just start to put it away.
Speaker 1 00:23:29
Thank you.
Speaker 3 00:25:08
I had a look at that person, but I didn't know how to do it. But I can talk to a woman.
Speaker 4 00:27:29
It was full of them.
Speaker 3 00:35:44
No, no, no.
Speaker 1 00:44:09
is there a purpose for this yeah that's the man one right there.
Speaker 2 00:44:43
my uh my niece's husband he's like a toddler her husband has been on the practice squad with the texans he got picked up set from the ground nice um we've been trying to get playing time right they promised him three games this season and richard talking like well they screwed you last, Or you didn't, I should, you didn't get it last season, like I told you.
Speaker 2 00:45:14
He said Solomon's officially on the Houston roster. He's getting picked up for the next five games and brought in to sign a big boy contract yesterday for the Redskins. There you go. Dude, so those guys, so let's put it this way. So when he got drafted, he essentially signed a $10 million contract. Well, that's what you do. But here's the deal. He didn't get it. Right. He didn't get it, but he played. So, and it's like. So now he's going to play. And it's not like, it's not like broken down into, oh, is that mine?
Speaker 2 00:45:48
It's not broken down. It's like you get pennies for the first game, you get pennies for the second game. By the time you get to like the fifth game, sixth game, now you're starting to make good money. That's when you get the real money. They say. Shit, that's good though. The real good money comes not after your first contract in the NFL. is after your second contract. But 50% of everybody in the NFL doesn't make it to their second contract.
Speaker 4 00:46:15
Oh, that's why, okay. Yeah, I don't know much about football.
Speaker 2 00:46:19
Really? No. Put it this way. Imagine, you know, so she's half a quarter, quarter one. She's wearing black. We're getting out of him. Big deal. But he's, right? So imagine he's an end rusher.
Speaker 2 00:46:52
He's on the defensive line rushing in.
Speaker 4 00:46:54
Oh, okay.
Speaker 2 00:46:55
Right? So he's gotta be.
Speaker 4 00:46:56
He's gotta be fun.
Speaker 2 00:46:57
When he comes, he's like, hey, uncle, you know? And he'll come and he'll hug me. And it's like, I've never felt so small in my life. Yeah, I was watching him when he was at SC, I was watching him for the pro day, and they have those like little bobble heads, you know, like your kids play with them, but like in the NFL, they're like beefy, you know, right, they're hard, I'm watching him run, and he bats one, boom, and the thing just, you know, I would not like to see him, no, it's fun to be on the program.
Speaker 2 00:48:51
By the way, I should note, only being on the practice squad still earns you $350 a year. No, not even this one. He's going to be on the field game, the practice squad.
Speaker 3 00:49:09
Hey, you know, being on the roster. But now he's going to play, it's even better.
Speaker 1 00:50:21
That's for the other side.
Speaker 1 00:51:35
Thank you.
Speaker 4 00:59:49
Don't tell them to shut up!
Speaker 1 01:56:08
Thank you.

[AI_SUMMARY]
Solomon, an edge rusher on the defensive line, is officially on the Houston roster after previously being on the Texans' practice squad. He signed a significant contract with the Redskins and is set to play the next five games. Initially drafted with a $10 million contract, he did not receive the full amount and earns approximately $350,000 per year on the practice squad. Earnings increase significantly after the fifth game, and most substantial earnings in the NFL typically come after a player's second contract, with 50% of players not reaching that milestone. Solomon is noted for his imposing physical presence and impressive performance at his pro day.