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re: Poor, poor NFL players risking their lives to play everyday
Posted on 1/5/23 at 10:00 am to CockyTime
Posted on 1/5/23 at 10:00 am to CockyTime
Counterpoint:
Damar Hamlin was a 6th round draft pick. He is only in his 2nd year in the nfl, so he is not vested & will not receive lifetime healthcare unless he plays into his third season.
His salary this year: $825,000 with $160,476 in signing bonus
I don't know about you, but I don't think $1M pre-tax is enough to survive the rest of your life, especially with the likely medical expenses he will have
Obviously what you're saying applies to the big earners but a lot of NFL players are earning minimum pay
Damar Hamlin was a 6th round draft pick. He is only in his 2nd year in the nfl, so he is not vested & will not receive lifetime healthcare unless he plays into his third season.
His salary this year: $825,000 with $160,476 in signing bonus
I don't know about you, but I don't think $1M pre-tax is enough to survive the rest of your life, especially with the likely medical expenses he will have
Obviously what you're saying applies to the big earners but a lot of NFL players are earning minimum pay
This post was edited on 1/5/23 at 10:01 am
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Posted on 1/5/23 at 10:04 am to Rand AlThor
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His salary this year: $825,000 with $160,476 in signing bonus
He has to pay taxes on that, his agent gets a cut, other people who work for him or represent him get a cut, he has to pay for cost of living like anyone else. A lot of people see these big numbers but don’t realize how far it really gets you. It dries up almost immediately.
Posted on 1/5/23 at 10:05 am to Rand AlThor
I have compassion for a guy that receives a life impacting job related injury, not so much for an NFL player being considered “underpaid,” particularly when that is likely his only marketable skill
Posted on 1/5/23 at 10:06 am to Rand AlThor
I'm having trouble worrying about NFL players earning almost 1 million per year as minimum pay and it not being enough. That seems to be more of a systemic issue of them being terrible with money, than it actually...not being enough. If you ride the bench for 3 years at minimum pay, you should never have to worry about money again.
It applies to all NFL players, regardless of their level of pay.
Side note: the NFL will 100% take care of Damar Hamlin if he cannot play/earn a living outside of football. It's only good PR.
It applies to all NFL players, regardless of their level of pay.
Side note: the NFL will 100% take care of Damar Hamlin if he cannot play/earn a living outside of football. It's only good PR.
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