Dion Jordan Suspended for the Year

Miami Dolphins defenisve end Dion Jordan has been suspended for the entire 2015 season due to a violation of the substance abuse policy. This marks Jordan’s second major suspension in the last two years, and will likely result in the end of a very disappointing career, one in which the 3rd overall pick produced just […]

Salary Cap and Financial Considerations in Trading Dion Jordan

[adsenseyu1] A few days ago Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald wondered if the Miami Dolphins might try to trade DE/OLB Dion Jordan. Former GM Jeff Ireland traded moved up nine spots to make the selection by trading the 12th and 42nd overall choices for Jordan. Now that Ireland is gone there could be a chance that […]

Examining Draft Pick Approximate Value & Team Success in the Rookie Wage Scale Era

Follow me on Twitter @BradOTC I recently posted a breakdown of each team’s Draft success from 2011-2014 based on the Fitzgerald-Spielberger/Top 5 APY metric (concept explained here with a table of Draft pick values). I wanted to expand on the research with an investigation of Pro Football Reference Approximate Value. First, below is the Top […]