His father has no business sense if he thought that telling his son to refuse to play was a wise decision.
Do what the other football player did recently. Take a one year and perform at his best and then throw himself on the open agency for a multi-year contract. I thought that was the most smart decision a player could make.
NFL players do not “take a one year” when drafted. They get a four-year contract. If they are taken in the first round, there is a fifth-year option. UDFA’s (Undrafted Free Agents) get 3-year contracts. Of course those years are at the discretion of the team, not the player. If the player is not good, the team can cut them. Getting cut on purpose is not a path to wealth, and there is no guarantee that your preferred destination would sign you anyways. If you or your agent talked to ownership while under contract with another team, that is collusion and the team could lose future draft choices.
ALSO HEARD THAT HIS OVERALL BEHAVIOR AT THE COMBINE WAS ABHORRENT.