This makes no sense to me. If they declare for the draft and hire representation then there's a lockout and new agreement with changes to rookie wages before the draft, aren't they also subject to the new wage scale? I think this guy is talking about just acting as an unpaid adviser. And all he's suggesting is that they get into the NFL and on somebody's payroll so that when that first contract is up and the guy is an FA, they're 24 or 25 in stead of 25 or 26 and have an extra year of earning potential. How that actually works out for anybody, who knows, but it makes sense to have one less year of unpaid mileage on the body, especially for linemen and running backs who get the crap beat out of them on every play.