Joe Mays Gets Paid

There is nothing like picking up six figures to play a game, just ask former NDSU linebacker and current Philadelphia Eagle Joe Mays.

Mays signed his first pro contract that might be worth somewhere in the neighborhood of $2.6 million over four years. Tremendous.

Great stuff from Mays, too. In Jeff Kolpack's story in the Forum, Mays was quoted as saying, "It was like signing the Declaration of Independence or something like that." Mays, who graduated from SU in the spring, is still my favorite player to come out of the Bison football program in case you were wondering.

Good stuff from Kolpack throughout. Click here to open the gateway.

Philly Signs Mays

NDSU football fans, the day is here. Joe Mays has signed with an NFL team.

Mays signed a four-year deal with Philadelphia, so without further ado...LET THE PAIN BEGIN. I can't wait for Mays to get his chance. He was by far my favorite player to watch for SU, and I normally gravitate to the offensive side of the ball.

I think what impressed me about Mays was even though he didn't make every play, he was always around the ball and always in position to pick up a loose ball if he wasn't the one putting a hat on the ball carrier.

The Sun put together a shorty on the signing, which gives a few of Mays' career highlights with the Bison. Click here for a read.