Rumors are now swirling that Andrew Luck may refuse to sign with certain teams if they pick him. He could choose to do something similar to what Eli Manning did when the San Diego Chargers selected him, but refused to play for them. On draft day in 2004 there were rumors that if picked by the Chargers he would refuse to play for them and for a trade with another team. When the Chargers picked him, Eli did in fact refuse to play for them and was subsequently traded to the New York Giants. Manning encountered a lot of criticism for making those demands, and similar sentiment would be had for Luck.
According to these rumors a team that Luck could potentially refuse to play for are the Miami Dolphins. They have a very poor track record with quarterbacks recently, having gone through 16 different starting quarterbacks since Dan Marino retired after the 1999 season. Due to this it will be very hard to make Miami an attractive place for a quarterback to play. They could allow Luck to dictate a lot of what happens in the offseason as far as who is hired as a head coach, but that may not be enough to convince him that the Dolphins is the team for him. It is completely ridiculous, but unfortunately the circumstance that a rookie with no prior NFL experience could demand so much from an organization and potentially refuse to play for them. The draft is designed to help the worst teams get the best players, but a situation like this would allow one player to change that, much like Eli did in 2004.
The Eli circumstances back in 2004 absolutely blew me away. It really changes the nature of the game. However, now with the new rookie pay scale, I could see the Dolphins still drafting Luck and praying he changes his mind before his rookie deal expires. In that case it simply becomes a big game of chicken.
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