[CornFed]

"McCaffrey almost certainly has insurance in place, and given his projected draft position a payout in that range would be reasonable. OTOH, Last year Jaylon Smith was almost unanimously projected to be a top-5 pick but fell into the second round after his bowl game injury. The first five picks in the 2016 draft received contracts ranging from $23.3 million to $27.9 million; Smith signed for just under $6.5 million. So in his case the injury cost him significantly more."

I wish I knew something about how much this type of insurance costs.  The Jaylon Smith example only shows that he could not bring himself (either affordability or personal risk assessment) to purchase asufficient amount of insurance.  Perhaps companies would be unwilling to issue larger policies.

[CornFed]

"McCaffrey almost certainly has insurance in place, and given his projected draft position a payout in that range would be reasonable. OTOH, Last year Jaylon Smith was almost unanimously projected to be a top-5 pick but fell into the second round after his bowl game injury. The first five picks in the 2016 draft received contracts ranging from $23.3 million to $27.9 million; Smith signed for just under $6.5 million. So in his case the injury cost him significantly more."

I wish I knew something about how much this type of insurance costs.  The Jaylon Smith example only shows that he could not bring himself (either affordability or personal risk assessment) to purchase asufficient amount of insurance.  Perhaps companies would be unwilling to issue larger policies.