QB's record-setting deal not a cause for envy in other sports

**tjw61** · 07-13-2012, 04:27 PM

QB's record-setting deal not a cause for envy in other sports

No NFL player has ever received the kind of guaranteed money Drew Brees wrangled out of the Saints on Friday—$60 million of the $100 million called for in his new 5-year deal. And yet it isn't among the top 50 in sports and seems downright puny compared to whoppers such as the $275 million guaranteed Alex Rodriguez or the $136 million for Kobe Bryant. In fact, the New Jersey Nets just gave a $61 million deal to somebody named Brook Lopez, a 7-footer who rebounds slightly better than a dead man. That the biggest cash cow in sports puts its players in more peril for less money than the NBA and MLB might be the real Bountygate.

**Deb** · 07-13-2012, 04:52 PM

Chump change

**Reg** · 07-13-2012, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Deb

Chump change

Speaking of which, my request for a raise will be on your desk by morning

**Deb** · 07-13-2012, 06:14 PM

Try sitting on a phone book

**Reg** · 07-13-2012, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Deb

Try sitting on a phone book

07-13-2012, 04:27 PM	#1
tjw61 Senior Member Blue Chipper Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 1,370 Reputation: 99 : $19288	QB's record-setting deal not a cause for envy in other sports QB's record-setting deal not a cause for envy in other sports No NFL player has ever received the kind of guaranteed money Drew Brees wrangled out of the Saints on Friday—$60 million of the $100 million called for in his new 5-year deal. And yet it isn't among the top 50 in sports and seems downright puny compared to whoppers such as the $275 million guaranteed Alex Rodriguez or the $136 million for Kobe Bryant. In fact, the New Jersey Nets just gave a $61 million deal to somebody named Brook Lopez, a 7-footer who rebounds slightly better than a dead man. That the biggest cash cow in sports puts its players in more peril for less money than the NBA and MLB might be the real Bountygate. __________________ ‘Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.’ –Vince Lombardi ‘Don’t regret getting older, not everyone gets to do it.’

07-13-2012, 04:52 PM	#2
Deb Owner/Maid HOF'er (retired jersey) Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 49,568 Reputation: 1574 My Mood: : $536349	Chump change __________________ "And in the depths of winter, I found in me am invincible summer."

07-13-2012, 06:14 PM	#4
Deb Owner/Maid HOF'er (retired jersey) Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 49,568 Reputation: 1574 My Mood: : $536349	Try sitting on a phone book __________________ "And in the depths of winter, I found in me am invincible summer."

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