$17M? Not Bad for Pick #235 Overall...

It's not every season a 7th round draft pick makes it in the NFL. Many don't make it a season, let alone multiple. Sticking on a roster is many times an admirable achievement. Signing a four-year $17M deal? More often than not, that's a pipe dream.Throw in a dash of collegiate academic problems, off-the-chart stats from an unknown school and getting dropped from the practice squad not long after you've been signed your rookie year...and the probability of inking big money, multi-year deals continues to plummet.Yet, seemingly against all (if not most) odds, Derrick Ward has done just that. The former Giant signed with the Bucs earlier today for a reported $17M over four years. You can debate the merits of the move every which way -- and people are certainly doing that already.But here's the deal. Nobody knows nothing. Ward has had only two 100+ carry season. He's never been the man. It hasn't been asked of him. In 2008, his heaviest load was a 20 carry gam...