Dante Fowler didn’t sign contract with Jaguars before ACL injury
By Josh Hill
Dante Fowler will miss the 2015 season with a torn ACL, and he has yet signed his contract with the team.
The Jacksonville Jaguars are dealing with Dante Fowler’s season-ending injury, but there are other problems afoot that could cause some issues. Fowler’s injury is bas enough on the surface, but there’s more to it than simply an ACL tear.
One major problem in all of this is the fact that Fowler is still an unsigned rookie. He didn’t ink his deal with the Jaguars prior to stepping foot on the practice field which leads some to believe he might not get paid.
Fowler may not have signed his contract with the Jaguars yet, but he’s still going to get paid regardless. According to Mike Garafolo from FOX Sports, Fowler will still be in line for his $23.5 million guaranteed contract despite tearing his ACL on Friday.
Dante Fowler yet to sign his contract but he's in line for a four-year, $23.5m deal that's fully guaranteed. Injury shouldn't affect that.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) May 8, 2015
He’s damaged goods, but he’s still a player the Jaguars are hoping to build around in the future on defense. Fowler may have torn his ACL this year, but the advancement in medical science over the years seems to suggest that Fowler might be alright moving forward.
Of course, tearing your ACL is never something the just sneeze at, but Adrian Peterson came back from it, Philip Rivers came back from it and we’re seeing stars across other sports like Derrick Rose and Russell Westbrook come back in big ways as well.
Not ever post-ACL tear story is a success, as RGIII is still trying to get his career o the right path but Fowler’s injury is in no way a death sentence to his career. If anything, it gives him more motivation to hustle and make his career even more special that it already might have been.
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