NFL contracts are getting beyond insane

[Aspann85]

JSN just signed a 4 yr $168m contract. It wasn’t long ago that it was insane when a QB got to $20m/yr and now WRs are at $40m+/yr while the average man still make something like $60-80,000/yr. Just crazy where some of these sports are headed.

[BubbaJacques]

And the average woman makes even less.

[CJ Vogel]

Highest paid NFL WR is making Darius Garland money now!

[Dread-headed Texan]

I gave up on professional sports a long time ago. College has their portal mess that needs to be cleaned up, but it still makes me feel something and brings me joy. 

[ArizonaLonghorn]

I'd just point out that salaries are going up because the NFL's revenues are going up quickly, so the salary cap keeps rising.

I'm OK with sharing it with the multi-millionaire athletes instead of the billionaire owners keeping it, though it would be nice to see more of the revenue benefits trickle down to fans in the form of cheaper in-stadium food or cheaper parking or whatever to improve the fan experience.

As for JSN, that guy deserves his contract. He was amazingly productive at his position and his team just won the Super Bowl. It's the guys who get paid big bucks and don't produce who bother me more (especially the whiners).

Jets are paying $48 million this year to two QBs who are no longer on their roster lol.  And then there are Kyler and Tua ... Cards and Dolphins are eating close to $150 million in dead cap space for those two. Situations like those bother me more than a younger player like JSN getting paid on a second contract.

Edited 3 hours ago by ArizonaLonghorn

[Forrest J.]

9 minutes ago, ArizonaLonghorn said:

I'd just point out that salaries are going up because the NFL's revenues are going up quickly, so the salary cap keeps rising.

I'm OK with sharing it with the multi-millionaire athletes instead of the billionaire owners keeping it, though it would be nice to see more of the revenue benefits trickle down to fans in the form of cheaper in-stadium food or cheaper parking or whatever to improve the fan experience.

As for JSN, that guy deserves his contract. He was amazingly productive at his position and his team just won the Super Bowl. It's the guys who get paid big bucks and don't produce who bother me more (especially the whiners).

Jets are paying $48 million this year to two QBs who are no longer on their roster lol.  And then there are Kyler and Tua ... Cards and Dolphins are eating close to $150 million in dead cap space for those two. Situations like those bother me more than a younger player like JSN getting paid on a second contract.

Right!  Per the CBA, the NFL has to pay a certain percentage of its revenue to the players (and teams have a minimum salary cap that they can’t go below) so when the league’s revenue increases, so does the player’s salaries. I find it interesting how the football leagues make billions, but still a certain faction of fans would prefer to see the players get paid little to nothing in comparison to those billions.  🤔

[Aspann85]

No one said anything negative about the players making more. It’s just crazy that we are in a time where there is THAT much money flowing through the sports. I like the idea stated above of having it trickle down to fans with lower prices since most of the money is TV or ad revenue and not tickets and concessions though those obviously play a role. The curve of how quickly the money is going up is what I was referring to. The last 10 years have been crazy exponential compared to the previous 50-60.

[MBHORNSFAN]

2 hours ago, Dread-headed Texan said:

I gave up on professional sports a long time ago. College has their portal mess that needs to be cleaned up, but it still makes me feel something and brings me joy. 

 

The Portal is here to stay.  It is what it is. 

 

Also the Portal mess you speak of allowed Texas to bring in several elite starters that likely has propelled us to a NC contender.

Edited 1 hour ago by MBHORNSFAN