John Randle LOLed at a text asking him how much guaranteed money he got in his first NFL contract.
A few minutes later, the legendary Vikings defensive tackle was on the phone laughing about life as an undersized undrafted free agent back in 1990.
"I got five grand in a signing bonus," he said. "Three grand after taxes."
It was a tad more team-friendly deal than what has developed in the undrafted free-agent market in recent years, particularly this spring when teams scrambled after the draft with guaranteed money offers the size of which had never been seen before.