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re: Al Blue signs 4 year 2.34 million dollar deal
Posted on 5/15/14 at 2:37 pm to TexasTiger89
Posted on 5/15/14 at 2:37 pm to TexasTiger89
quote:This is a true statement. You get paid your whole base salary over a 17 week period. However, during this time you should be focusing on football and not blowing your money. However, after the season, there are no more checks until after the first game.
heard something the other day I did not realize. Players don't get paid year round but only during the season as far as their salary. Bill King was talking about how many pro players are broke come the end of summer.
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Posted on 5/15/14 at 2:41 pm to oldschoolgreats
quote:
blue will end up with about 80k after taxes, agent, etc. factor in the cost of moving to houston and living a few months and this is not a lot of money. good for someone in REAL need but not a lot.
This ain't the OT bro.
How many recent college grads show up in a new city with $100K in hand, plus a job that pays $80K net?
Hell, how many recent college grads GROSS $80K?
No one is saying he's rich, but he's better off than most provided he's smart about it.
Posted on 5/15/14 at 2:46 pm to sjmabry
Yea if you watch the 30 for 30 Broke, you'll see these guys essentially live paycheck to paycheck when they act like knuckle heads. And also if you use you're head when you make a half a million a year, you can make that money work for YOU, when youre done. He better go buy him some damn Taco Bells or somethin.
Posted on 5/15/14 at 2:49 pm to Mshargois3
I'm happy for him. He didn't give up. 
Posted on 5/15/14 at 2:56 pm to jtran1988
Great rep for LSU! Congrats Blue!
Posted on 5/15/14 at 3:03 pm to ZereauxSum
quote:
How many recent college grads show up in a new city with $100K in hand, plus a job that pays $80K net?
my understanding is that the only thing he's got until he makes the roster is the $117k(roughly 80k net,) now, I would take a check for $80k from you, and that probably looks huge to him, but a one time coupe of 80 grand will not go very far these days, you've got to take the tortoise/hare approach, you're right in that most recent college grads are not grossing $80k, but, assuming he doesn't make the roster, or something catastrophic happens to prevent him from playing, the recent college grad will blow by that $80k in just a few years, and never look back
Posted on 5/15/14 at 3:24 pm to 777Tiger
quote:
but, assuming he doesn't make the roster, or something catastrophic happens to prevent him from playing, the recent college grad will blow by that $80k in just a few years, and never look back
He will probably make a practice squad if he doesn't make the roster, without injury of course.
Posted on 5/15/14 at 3:27 pm to TigerBait1127
quote:
He will probably make a practice squad if he doesn't make the roster, without injury of course.
practice squad pays decent $ these days, not much of a shelf life though, I wish him all the best
Posted on 5/15/14 at 5:34 pm to Mshargois3
I thought the league minimum was $850,000
eta- nevermind. That's for players after their 6th year.
Year R 1st 2nd 3rd 4th-6th 7th-9th 10th+
2011 $375,000 $450,000 $525,000 $600,000 $685,000 $810,000 $910,000
2012 $390,000 $465,000 $540,000 $615,000 $700,000 $825,000 $925,000
2013 $405,000 $480,000 $555,000 $630,000 $715,000 $840,000 $940,000
2014 $420,000 $495,000 $570,000 $645,000 $730,000 $855,000 $955,000
eta- nevermind. That's for players after their 6th year.
Year R 1st 2nd 3rd 4th-6th 7th-9th 10th+
2011 $375,000 $450,000 $525,000 $600,000 $685,000 $810,000 $910,000
2012 $390,000 $465,000 $540,000 $615,000 $700,000 $825,000 $925,000
2013 $405,000 $480,000 $555,000 $630,000 $715,000 $840,000 $940,000
2014 $420,000 $495,000 $570,000 $645,000 $730,000 $855,000 $955,000
This post was edited on 5/15/14 at 5:38 pm
Posted on 5/15/14 at 5:40 pm to PeaRidgeWatash
quote:
the league minimum
thanks Obama
Posted on 5/15/14 at 5:41 pm to Mshargois3
Congrats to him and his family.
Posted on 5/15/14 at 6:26 pm to SBC
quote:After his agent's 15% and taxes he is looking at around $68,000.
ey is the signing bonus....that is all he really has. NFL contracts are crap outside of the guarantee money. So he really has $117K.....still a good amount of money and can make a lot more if he makes the 53 man roster.
Posted on 5/15/14 at 6:29 pm to Mshargois3
bluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuue!!!
Posted on 5/15/14 at 6:39 pm to Tom Bronco
Hope u aren't a player about to go to the nfl.....if so I will be ur agent!!!!!!!!!!
NFL agents are not permitted to receive more than 3%
NFL agents are not permitted to receive more than 3%
Posted on 5/15/14 at 6:59 pm to ZereauxSum
quote:
illion dollar deal
quote:
blue will end up with about 80k after taxes, agent, etc. factor in the cost of moving to houston and living a few months and this is not a lot of money. good for someone in REAL need but not a lot.
Are you frickng serious?
Posted on 5/15/14 at 7:07 pm to dreaux
quote:
Are you frickng serious?
80 G's is not a whole lot of money when that's all you've got, and at this point, he's basically continuing the interview process in hopes of getting the job
Posted on 5/15/14 at 7:10 pm to 777Tiger
If he can make a practice squad he can make 6000 a week just for that.
If you can stay healthy and stay on the practice squad for 3 to 4 years I believe, you're good to go with the nfl pension
If you can stay healthy and stay on the practice squad for 3 to 4 years I believe, you're good to go with the nfl pension
Posted on 5/15/14 at 7:18 pm to WHATDOINO
quote:
If you can stay healthy and stay on the practice squad for 3 to 4 years I believe, you're good to go with the nfl pension
nope, does not qualify for a pension, and even though the practice squad pays OK, it's pretty much a week to week gig
Posted on 5/15/14 at 9:31 pm to Mshargois3
Extremely happy for him, hope he will be a wonderful NFL player. All the best for him
Posted on 5/15/14 at 9:59 pm to jfran23
quote:
Extremely happy for him, hope he will be a wonderful NFL player. All the best for him
+1
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