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I will take 20 00:01:12,066 --> 00:01:16,386 Speaker 1: any positive, glowing adjective that you are willing to throw 21 00:01:16,426 --> 00:01:18,306 Speaker 1: my way at d You know, I feel like if 22 00:01:18,346 --> 00:01:20,746 Speaker 1: you've been up since two am, Mike, then even if 23 00:01:20,786 --> 00:01:23,466 Speaker 1: I just said the chipper Mike, yam, you would have 24 00:01:23,506 --> 00:01:25,986 Speaker 1: been happy. That might have been the more impressive adjective 25 00:01:26,026 --> 00:01:27,506 Speaker 1: to use, because you're right, and people, by the way, 26 00:01:27,546 --> 00:01:29,466 Speaker 1: I am not like the party animal. I've kind of 27 00:01:29,466 --> 00:01:32,146 Speaker 1: aged out of that. I am doing the Will Selva 28 00:01:32,346 --> 00:01:36,066 Speaker 1: shift with the very early morning updates on NFL Network. 29 00:01:36,186 --> 00:01:37,826 Speaker 1: So I don't want people thinking, hey, I've been up 30 00:01:37,826 --> 00:01:40,506 Speaker 1: since who I am because I can't sleep or anything 31 00:01:40,586 --> 00:01:43,786 Speaker 1: kind of crazy. Yeah, people, no one would think that. Yeah, 32 00:01:44,706 --> 00:01:46,986 Speaker 1: I'm okay with that. I'll own it all right. But 33 00:01:47,106 --> 00:01:49,946 Speaker 1: as we talk about fun times, good times, we have 34 00:01:50,106 --> 00:01:52,666 Speaker 1: to talk about a fun football movie that came out 35 00:01:52,706 --> 00:01:57,226 Speaker 1: in and gave us probably one of the most fun 36 00:01:57,346 --> 00:02:01,426 Speaker 1: quotable lines of any sports film ever. So Mike, come on, 37 00:02:01,546 --> 00:02:03,546 Speaker 1: give it to us. What am I talking about? Show 38 00:02:03,746 --> 00:02:07,266 Speaker 1: me the money? Sorry, that's as good as it's going 39 00:02:07,306 --> 00:02:09,706 Speaker 1: to get. That's as good as I have to say 40 00:02:09,746 --> 00:02:12,986 Speaker 1: for being up since two am. That is really good, Mike. 41 00:02:13,106 --> 00:02:15,266 Speaker 1: Right there. I might need you to record that for 42 00:02:15,386 --> 00:02:21,506 Speaker 1: my ringtone that would scare everyone around you. Of course, 43 00:02:21,546 --> 00:02:24,346 Speaker 1: there are any of our listeners who are wondering where 44 00:02:24,386 --> 00:02:27,426 Speaker 1: exactly that's from. It is Jerry McGuire, who, of course 45 00:02:27,506 --> 00:02:31,066 Speaker 1: the football agent who is trying to keep his top client, 46 00:02:31,866 --> 00:02:35,466 Speaker 1: Cuba Gooding Jr. And that leads us into today's NFL 47 00:02:35,546 --> 00:02:40,466 Speaker 1: Explained topic, contracts. So Mike, let's go ahead and touch 48 00:02:40,466 --> 00:02:43,266 Speaker 1: on the history of the collective bargaining agreements, which players 49 00:02:43,346 --> 00:02:45,466 Speaker 1: make the most money. We can take a look at 50 00:02:45,506 --> 00:02:49,666 Speaker 1: whether or not teams spend too much money on quarterbacks, 51 00:02:49,746 --> 00:02:53,906 Speaker 1: and look into some of the craziest contract incentives of 52 00:02:53,906 --> 00:02:56,666 Speaker 1: all time. And we'll see, Mike, if you can maybe 53 00:02:56,666 --> 00:03:01,346 Speaker 1: parlay that into a bit part when Jerry McGuire too 54 00:03:01,506 --> 00:03:04,306 Speaker 1: comes out, you know, please bring that on, by the way, 55 00:03:04,346 --> 00:03:06,266 Speaker 1: A little side tangent here. I don't know if I 56 00:03:06,266 --> 00:03:08,266 Speaker 1: would have screamed like that on a normal show when 57 00:03:08,306 --> 00:03:11,146 Speaker 1: I record from home, because I might scare my neighbors. 58 00:03:11,426 --> 00:03:14,306 Speaker 1: I am in a soundproof vo booth where no one 59 00:03:14,346 --> 00:03:17,706 Speaker 1: can actually hear me. But as if far some of 60 00:03:17,786 --> 00:03:20,426 Speaker 1: the contracts are concerned, I think the best place to 61 00:03:20,506 --> 00:03:24,506 Speaker 1: start is the collective bargaining agreements because that's essentially what 62 00:03:24,626 --> 00:03:26,986 Speaker 1: determines the wages, and it's a little bit higher than 63 00:03:27,026 --> 00:03:30,026 Speaker 1: minimum wage. It's really long, it's a complex history, So 64 00:03:30,226 --> 00:03:35,466 Speaker 1: just the basic timeline here. Nineteen the NFL first recognized 65 00:03:35,506 --> 00:03:38,706 Speaker 1: the NFL Players Association or the NFL p A. Now, 66 00:03:38,786 --> 00:03:41,786 Speaker 1: the NFL was clearly growing in popularity, and players actually 67 00:03:41,786 --> 00:03:45,106 Speaker 1: threatened to strike in order to get increased salaries, pensions, 68 00:03:45,186 --> 00:03:48,426 Speaker 1: and benefits. A deal was struct shortly thereafter, which increased 69 00:03:48,506 --> 00:03:51,626 Speaker 1: rookie salaries to get this nine thousand dollars and veteran 70 00:03:51,666 --> 00:03:55,346 Speaker 1: salaries to ten k. And we're also setting a little 71 00:03:55,346 --> 00:03:56,746 Speaker 1: bit of a coin on the side for some of 72 00:03:56,746 --> 00:04:00,386 Speaker 1: those pension plans. Okay, So fast forward two years to 73 00:04:01,146 --> 00:04:06,026 Speaker 1: nineteen seventy after the merger, and there would have actually 74 00:04:06,066 --> 00:04:08,706 Speaker 1: be a number of strikes and lawsuits of our compensation 75 00:04:08,786 --> 00:04:12,146 Speaker 1: and free agency and the use of replacement players in 76 00:04:12,546 --> 00:04:16,586 Speaker 1: general animosity between the league and players that got us 77 00:04:16,666 --> 00:04:20,266 Speaker 1: all the way to n when the two sides decided, 78 00:04:20,426 --> 00:04:22,946 Speaker 1: you know what, maybe we could get a little bit 79 00:04:22,986 --> 00:04:26,586 Speaker 1: further if we play nice, and so the c b 80 00:04:26,786 --> 00:04:31,866 Speaker 1: A then included unrestricted free agency and a thirty eight 81 00:04:31,946 --> 00:04:35,186 Speaker 1: percent increase in player salaries. That's what I'm talking about. 82 00:04:35,226 --> 00:04:36,546 Speaker 1: I have to be honest, Mike, I've never had a 83 00:04:36,546 --> 00:04:39,666 Speaker 1: thirty eight percent salary increase in my life. Yes, here, 84 00:04:39,746 --> 00:04:42,106 Speaker 1: I'm thinking that's that's the way to go. I need 85 00:04:42,146 --> 00:04:44,986 Speaker 1: some of those dudes kind of negotiating my contract again. Again, 86 00:04:45,226 --> 00:04:48,346 Speaker 1: that was after the two sides decided, you know what, 87 00:04:48,906 --> 00:04:52,026 Speaker 1: when we are in this together, we can be more successful. Yeah, 88 00:04:52,306 --> 00:04:54,706 Speaker 1: it makes sense. Everyone's going to play nice. Then everyone 89 00:04:54,826 --> 00:04:57,426 Speaker 1: gets a little bit of extraor something something. But the league, 90 00:04:57,746 --> 00:05:01,546 Speaker 1: once again the popularity actually got the increase in salary 91 00:05:01,586 --> 00:05:04,346 Speaker 1: cap from thirty four point six million in ninety four 92 00:05:04,626 --> 00:05:09,066 Speaker 1: to get this A and twenty million in twenty eleven. 93 00:05:09,266 --> 00:05:11,266 Speaker 1: So that's when the owners and players decided upon a 94 00:05:11,346 --> 00:05:14,386 Speaker 1: new collective bargaining agreement, which clearly makes sense when you're 95 00:05:14,386 --> 00:05:16,826 Speaker 1: talking about a boost in terms of that salary cap. 96 00:05:17,146 --> 00:05:19,426 Speaker 1: The big change in that year was that the owners 97 00:05:19,426 --> 00:05:22,506 Speaker 1: were able to reduce player revenue from fifty three to 98 00:05:22,626 --> 00:05:26,946 Speaker 1: forty eight percent, and the players and impacted. Basically, we're rookies. 99 00:05:27,026 --> 00:05:28,466 Speaker 1: So I'll give you an example here, because I know 100 00:05:28,506 --> 00:05:30,826 Speaker 1: that's a lot to chew on. We'll take Sam Bradford. 101 00:05:30,986 --> 00:05:34,986 Speaker 1: The first overall pick in his contracts six years, seventy 102 00:05:35,066 --> 00:05:39,866 Speaker 1: eight million, with a then record fifty million of that guaranteed. 103 00:05:40,426 --> 00:05:43,306 Speaker 1: One year later, Cam Newton's like, dude, I just wish 104 00:05:43,346 --> 00:05:45,386 Speaker 1: I was a little bit older, just a little bit older, 105 00:05:46,346 --> 00:05:49,106 Speaker 1: the number one overall pick. That's Mr Newton got the 106 00:05:49,186 --> 00:05:53,066 Speaker 1: new maximum rookie deal of four years, twenty two million, 107 00:05:53,146 --> 00:05:56,266 Speaker 1: all guaranteed. So check this out. The signing bonuses of 108 00:05:56,346 --> 00:06:00,346 Speaker 1: the first round picks in worked two hundred million more 109 00:06:00,586 --> 00:06:04,306 Speaker 1: than the total rookie contracts in eleven. We'll get into 110 00:06:04,426 --> 00:06:06,626 Speaker 1: quarterback pay a little bit later, but as you can see, 111 00:06:06,666 --> 00:06:08,826 Speaker 1: rookies got a little bit of the raw end of 112 00:06:08,906 --> 00:06:11,986 Speaker 1: the deal across the board. Yeah, and so I'm not 113 00:06:12,026 --> 00:06:13,946 Speaker 1: sure that I'm buying that, Mike, because let's remember, they 114 00:06:13,986 --> 00:06:15,746 Speaker 1: haven't played a snap in the league yet, they haven't 115 00:06:15,746 --> 00:06:19,986 Speaker 1: taken themselves. And this actually meant more financial protection for 116 00:06:20,026 --> 00:06:23,506 Speaker 1: the veterans who had put in time in the league. 117 00:06:23,946 --> 00:06:27,826 Speaker 1: So after that initial rookie contract of four years, for example, 118 00:06:28,146 --> 00:06:32,386 Speaker 1: a veteran in his fifth year in two will now 119 00:06:32,426 --> 00:06:36,306 Speaker 1: make a minimum of just over a million dollars. So 120 00:06:37,266 --> 00:06:38,946 Speaker 1: before we get into all of that, though, before I 121 00:06:38,986 --> 00:06:41,786 Speaker 1: overcomplicate all that. We should really talk about the salary cap. 122 00:06:42,106 --> 00:06:45,306 Speaker 1: The NFL has what's called a hard cap, which means 123 00:06:45,586 --> 00:06:48,866 Speaker 1: you cannot ever, ever, ever, ever, for any reason, ever 124 00:06:49,426 --> 00:06:53,026 Speaker 1: go over what the cap is. The NBA has a 125 00:06:53,066 --> 00:06:56,106 Speaker 1: soft cap, which more or less allows teams to hold 126 00:06:56,146 --> 00:06:58,866 Speaker 1: onto players on their rosters. In Major League Baseball doesn't 127 00:06:58,866 --> 00:07:01,146 Speaker 1: have a cap at all. It's just a luxury at tax. 128 00:07:01,346 --> 00:07:03,466 Speaker 1: So if you have a lot of money, you can 129 00:07:03,506 --> 00:07:05,466 Speaker 1: pay more in salary and then you just pay at tax. 130 00:07:05,546 --> 00:07:09,986 Speaker 1: In there you go. The NFL salary cap is calculated 131 00:07:09,986 --> 00:07:13,866 Speaker 1: by multiplying the league's revenue by the players share that 132 00:07:13,986 --> 00:07:16,786 Speaker 1: was agreed upon in the collective bargaining agreement. Remember we 133 00:07:16,826 --> 00:07:21,266 Speaker 1: mentioned earlier that that's forty eight percent right now, and 134 00:07:21,586 --> 00:07:24,146 Speaker 1: by all accounts, even though the cap is not officially 135 00:07:24,266 --> 00:07:27,866 Speaker 1: set for a few weeks, still twenty two is set 136 00:07:27,946 --> 00:07:30,226 Speaker 1: to have a salary cap in the range of about 137 00:07:30,266 --> 00:07:33,826 Speaker 1: two hundred and eight million dollars. So, okay, in two 138 00:07:33,866 --> 00:07:36,026 Speaker 1: thousand eleven, you told us the salary cap was one 139 00:07:36,146 --> 00:07:41,106 Speaker 1: hundred and twenty million. Two thousand twenty two, the salary 140 00:07:41,146 --> 00:07:46,066 Speaker 1: cap is set to be two hundred and eight million. 141 00:07:46,706 --> 00:07:48,986 Speaker 1: That's a pretty big increase. So let's talk about some 142 00:07:49,026 --> 00:07:51,386 Speaker 1: of these veterans and get into the biggest contracts in 143 00:07:51,386 --> 00:07:54,666 Speaker 1: the league right now. The highest average per year salaries 144 00:07:54,666 --> 00:07:58,666 Speaker 1: in the league right now, of course, go to quarterbacks. 145 00:07:58,946 --> 00:08:02,146 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes he's averaging forty five million dollars a year, 146 00:08:02,266 --> 00:08:06,306 Speaker 1: Josh Allen forty three million dollars year, Dak Prescott forty 147 00:08:06,346 --> 00:08:10,986 Speaker 1: million dollars a year. The top fourteen paid quarterbacks in 148 00:08:11,026 --> 00:08:16,146 Speaker 1: the NFL are right now, averaging thirty four million dollars 149 00:08:16,226 --> 00:08:20,226 Speaker 1: a year. So what about other positions? What's the mike? 150 00:08:20,266 --> 00:08:22,266 Speaker 1: If you think about it, what's the most important position. 151 00:08:22,346 --> 00:08:25,186 Speaker 1: If you're building a team. Number one has to be quarterback, 152 00:08:25,266 --> 00:08:27,746 Speaker 1: then what's number two? Give me a guy that can 153 00:08:27,786 --> 00:08:31,146 Speaker 1: get to the quarterback. Good job, that's how you build 154 00:08:31,186 --> 00:08:34,546 Speaker 1: a team. So t J. Watt, he's the highest paid 155 00:08:34,546 --> 00:08:39,346 Speaker 1: defender right now, making twenty eight million dollars a year. Now, 156 00:08:39,386 --> 00:08:43,746 Speaker 1: the top two non quarterbacks on offense are DeAndre Hopkins, 157 00:08:43,866 --> 00:08:47,746 Speaker 1: who's slept to make twenty seven point three million dollars, 158 00:08:48,266 --> 00:08:51,546 Speaker 1: and a guy who has charged with protecting the quarterback 159 00:08:52,066 --> 00:08:55,146 Speaker 1: that's tackled, Trent Williams, who's set to make twenty three 160 00:08:55,186 --> 00:08:58,746 Speaker 1: million dollars, but of course the most actual cash. Now 161 00:08:58,746 --> 00:09:01,106 Speaker 1: these are numbers. This is like all tied up in 162 00:09:01,626 --> 00:09:03,746 Speaker 1: bonus and this and that, and as we know, teams 163 00:09:03,746 --> 00:09:08,826 Speaker 1: can maneuver money. The most actual cash that any NFL 164 00:09:08,906 --> 00:09:14,666 Speaker 1: player ever collected in one year in one check, and 165 00:09:14,746 --> 00:09:17,386 Speaker 1: he guesses player in a state with no income tax. 166 00:09:17,906 --> 00:09:19,786 Speaker 1: Well to states that come to mind with no state 167 00:09:19,786 --> 00:09:22,306 Speaker 1: income tax, Texas and Florida. So I will go, we're 168 00:09:22,306 --> 00:09:25,106 Speaker 1: talking quarterbacks, so I think it's probably pretty obvious. Then 169 00:09:25,106 --> 00:09:29,146 Speaker 1: maybe Dak Prescott, you are correct. Cut a check for 170 00:09:29,466 --> 00:09:35,706 Speaker 1: seventy five million dollars last year. Seventy five million, Show 171 00:09:35,786 --> 00:09:40,106 Speaker 1: me the money, that's what I'm talking about. I'll take 172 00:09:40,146 --> 00:09:42,626 Speaker 1: that coin. Uh, you know, it's kind of crazy though, 173 00:09:42,666 --> 00:09:44,906 Speaker 1: you know of look seventy five million cutting check like 174 00:09:44,946 --> 00:09:48,066 Speaker 1: that's that's enormous and it's huge. There's one deal in particular, 175 00:09:48,266 --> 00:09:52,586 Speaker 1: when it became public, got so much hype around, not 176 00:09:52,666 --> 00:09:56,146 Speaker 1: on the NFL, but just business circles and just I 177 00:09:56,226 --> 00:09:58,706 Speaker 1: think people were kind of floored by that number. Because 178 00:09:58,706 --> 00:10:01,426 Speaker 1: you mentioned Patrick Mahomes averaging about forty five million per 179 00:10:01,506 --> 00:10:04,186 Speaker 1: year the contract. I think it's kind of important to 180 00:10:04,186 --> 00:10:06,906 Speaker 1: take a holistic view because people are throwing out that 181 00:10:06,906 --> 00:10:10,066 Speaker 1: phrase like half a billion dollars. Mahomes actually signed the 182 00:10:10,146 --> 00:10:13,306 Speaker 1: largest contract in sports history in remember it was that 183 00:10:13,386 --> 00:10:17,106 Speaker 1: ten year contract extension where four hundred and fifty million, 184 00:10:17,186 --> 00:10:20,506 Speaker 1: which also included a hundred and twenty three million base salary. 185 00:10:20,906 --> 00:10:25,666 Speaker 1: Sixty three million of that was guaranteed. So realistically, here 186 00:10:26,266 --> 00:10:29,466 Speaker 1: the Chiefs could bail from the contract in when mahomes 187 00:10:29,586 --> 00:10:32,426 Speaker 1: roster bonus becomes fully guaranteed, that's a year ahead of 188 00:10:32,426 --> 00:10:34,986 Speaker 1: time instead of two. So the contract actually includes a 189 00:10:35,026 --> 00:10:38,546 Speaker 1: number of guaranteed mechanisms which essentially forces the Chiefs to 190 00:10:38,586 --> 00:10:41,706 Speaker 1: pay expensive buyouts to get out of the deal really early. 191 00:10:41,786 --> 00:10:43,186 Speaker 1: But the point is a dd I mean like, this 192 00:10:43,226 --> 00:10:46,266 Speaker 1: is a lot of cash, and it does make things 193 00:10:46,426 --> 00:10:49,906 Speaker 1: relatively complicated right for agents and teams as they're trying 194 00:10:49,906 --> 00:10:52,706 Speaker 1: to manage that cap. So for Mahomes, the sixty three million, 195 00:10:52,786 --> 00:10:55,426 Speaker 1: it sounds big, But how about this, it doesn't even 196 00:10:55,586 --> 00:10:59,346 Speaker 1: top the list of fully guaranteed money. You mentioned a 197 00:10:59,386 --> 00:11:01,866 Speaker 1: little bit earlier, that seventy million dollar check that Dak 198 00:11:01,906 --> 00:11:05,066 Speaker 1: Prescott got. Uh, there's actually another quarterback that got a 199 00:11:05,146 --> 00:11:07,666 Speaker 1: little bit war change a deity when it comes to 200 00:11:07,786 --> 00:11:11,426 Speaker 1: fully guaranteed contracts, and that dude is an absolute gun slinger. 201 00:11:11,986 --> 00:11:14,666 Speaker 1: You know who I'm talking about, of course, my son's 202 00:11:14,666 --> 00:11:18,106 Speaker 1: favorite quarterback, Josh Allen. Oh I didn't realize that that 203 00:11:18,226 --> 00:11:21,106 Speaker 1: was a kink of wild household favorite. Well, here's the thing. 204 00:11:21,146 --> 00:11:24,546 Speaker 1: Like Josh Allen, Baker Mayfield, Lamar Jackson, they're all the 205 00:11:24,546 --> 00:11:26,866 Speaker 1: same draft class, and Josh Allen is the first one 206 00:11:26,906 --> 00:11:28,746 Speaker 1: to sign a long term deal. And part of that 207 00:11:28,866 --> 00:11:32,226 Speaker 1: is because Josh Allen was not holding the bill's hostage 208 00:11:32,266 --> 00:11:34,866 Speaker 1: for every single last penny he could get. I remember 209 00:11:34,906 --> 00:11:37,106 Speaker 1: talking with several members of their front office who said 210 00:11:37,106 --> 00:11:40,586 Speaker 1: that Josh Allen recognized a team has a finite amount 211 00:11:40,626 --> 00:11:42,746 Speaker 1: of money, which is when we talk about the salary cap, 212 00:11:42,946 --> 00:11:46,226 Speaker 1: and he knows that he needs pieces around him. And 213 00:11:46,266 --> 00:11:48,466 Speaker 1: so while he wanted what he was worth, he didn't 214 00:11:48,466 --> 00:11:51,066 Speaker 1: necessarily need to get every last penny of what he 215 00:11:51,106 --> 00:11:53,866 Speaker 1: was worth, which is well thought out for a young quarterback. 216 00:11:53,946 --> 00:11:56,746 Speaker 1: Although you know we got a hundred million coming your way, 217 00:11:56,866 --> 00:11:59,146 Speaker 1: that doesn't you know, You're you're still able to go 218 00:11:59,186 --> 00:12:01,626 Speaker 1: and eat um. But the point is there's some more 219 00:12:01,666 --> 00:12:04,106 Speaker 1: context here on just how complex some of these different 220 00:12:04,106 --> 00:12:07,066 Speaker 1: types of contracts and guaranteed money can get. So you've 221 00:12:07,066 --> 00:12:10,026 Speaker 1: got full guarantees, which is guaranteed at the signing. That 222 00:12:10,066 --> 00:12:13,146 Speaker 1: money fully guaranteed when you sign the deal. It's guaranteed 223 00:12:13,186 --> 00:12:15,986 Speaker 1: for skill cap and injury purposes. So an example here 224 00:12:16,066 --> 00:12:18,786 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins three year, eighty four million dollar contract with 225 00:12:18,826 --> 00:12:22,706 Speaker 1: the Vikings fully guaranteed for skill, cap and injury. What 226 00:12:22,786 --> 00:12:25,226 Speaker 1: I mean by that you've got the skill guarantee is 227 00:12:25,306 --> 00:12:28,346 Speaker 1: if a player's contract is terminated, in the team's opinion, 228 00:12:28,506 --> 00:12:31,666 Speaker 1: he does not have the skill level so to speak, anymore, 229 00:12:31,746 --> 00:12:34,306 Speaker 1: that player will be entitled to any money that is 230 00:12:34,386 --> 00:12:38,426 Speaker 1: protected by a skill guarantee. You've got a cap guarantee 231 00:12:38,426 --> 00:12:40,906 Speaker 1: as well, which is basically, if a player contract is 232 00:12:40,986 --> 00:12:43,786 Speaker 1: terminated so that a team can get under the salary cap, 233 00:12:43,946 --> 00:12:45,786 Speaker 1: sign a free agent or re sign one of its 234 00:12:45,786 --> 00:12:48,746 Speaker 1: current players, that player is entitled to any money that 235 00:12:48,906 --> 00:12:51,906 Speaker 1: is protected by a cap guarantee. And then you got 236 00:12:51,946 --> 00:12:54,146 Speaker 1: the injury guarantee. And this is big in a sport 237 00:12:54,266 --> 00:12:57,066 Speaker 1: like football. So if for player's release but is currently 238 00:12:57,146 --> 00:13:00,186 Speaker 1: unable to perform football duties like doesn't pass to physical 239 00:13:00,226 --> 00:13:03,666 Speaker 1: for example, as a result of the team activities or 240 00:13:03,706 --> 00:13:06,506 Speaker 1: something that happened to him while he was lame. That 241 00:13:06,626 --> 00:13:10,346 Speaker 1: player is actually entitled to any money in his contract 242 00:13:10,386 --> 00:13:14,066 Speaker 1: protected against injury. The injury only guarantee is actually the 243 00:13:14,106 --> 00:13:17,306 Speaker 1: most common in terms of partially guaranteed money, and Mike, 244 00:13:17,346 --> 00:13:19,386 Speaker 1: like we were talking about earlier, there are certain teams 245 00:13:19,426 --> 00:13:24,026 Speaker 1: that have not traditionally offered guaranteed money beyond the first 246 00:13:24,106 --> 00:13:28,106 Speaker 1: year of a deal, or have not offered all three 247 00:13:28,226 --> 00:13:30,346 Speaker 1: guarantees beyond the first year of a deal. And you 248 00:13:30,346 --> 00:13:32,946 Speaker 1: mentioned t J. Watt earlier. That was certainly something that 249 00:13:32,986 --> 00:13:35,026 Speaker 1: the Steelers had to address because prior to t J. 250 00:13:35,106 --> 00:13:38,746 Speaker 1: Watt they did not offer money under all three guarantees 251 00:13:38,786 --> 00:13:40,826 Speaker 1: beyond the first year of a deal, and of course 252 00:13:40,866 --> 00:13:43,226 Speaker 1: to sign the defensive player of the year, which is 253 00:13:43,266 --> 00:13:46,186 Speaker 1: what t J. Watt was, they had to adjust that. Yeah, 254 00:13:46,226 --> 00:13:48,266 Speaker 1: you know, just kind of think about how front offices 255 00:13:48,306 --> 00:13:50,426 Speaker 1: has changed. And we mentioned a little bit earlier, DD 256 00:13:50,466 --> 00:13:52,026 Speaker 1: you took us through it. You explained the caps in 257 00:13:52,026 --> 00:13:54,426 Speaker 1: the different sports. You know, the NBA and their capologists 258 00:13:54,426 --> 00:13:57,106 Speaker 1: and you know NFL front office littered with those guys 259 00:13:57,106 --> 00:13:59,586 Speaker 1: that understand not only the cap but how to manage 260 00:13:59,626 --> 00:14:02,506 Speaker 1: some of those things. Like those are real jobs for 261 00:14:02,506 --> 00:14:06,066 Speaker 1: for people, because this thing does get really complicated for sure, 262 00:14:06,146 --> 00:14:08,866 Speaker 1: and when you're thinking about how you push money into 263 00:14:08,866 --> 00:14:10,866 Speaker 1: the future or not and what is dead money and 264 00:14:10,906 --> 00:14:13,666 Speaker 1: this and that. But anyway, since we are talking about guarantees, 265 00:14:13,746 --> 00:14:16,186 Speaker 1: let me guarantee you this. We'll be back after the 266 00:14:16,266 --> 00:14:20,586 Speaker 1: break to talk more about the way the positions breakdown 267 00:14:20,826 --> 00:14:24,706 Speaker 1: and who gets paid the most in what positions end 268 00:14:24,746 --> 00:14:29,546 Speaker 1: up fighting for table scraps, and because we love random 269 00:14:29,586 --> 00:14:31,906 Speaker 1: trivia Mike, we of course have to talk about some 270 00:14:31,946 --> 00:14:37,666 Speaker 1: of the most unusual contract incentives, including one player who 271 00:14:37,786 --> 00:14:42,586 Speaker 1: missed out on a one million dollar bonus because of 272 00:14:42,786 --> 00:14:46,666 Speaker 1: one penalty flag. All that and more when we come 273 00:14:46,706 --> 00:14:53,586 Speaker 1: back on NFL explain pick up the flag. Verizon is 274 00:14:53,586 --> 00:14:56,306 Speaker 1: going Ultra with Verizon five G Ultra wide band in 275 00:14:56,346 --> 00:14:58,746 Speaker 1: many more cities. 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Where 285 00:15:23,346 --> 00:15:30,466 Speaker 1: do you find the perfect project manager? Well, we found 286 00:15:30,546 --> 00:15:34,706 Speaker 1: him in his perfectly organized home office in Adelaide. But 287 00:15:34,826 --> 00:15:37,746 Speaker 1: you can find him and thousands like him right now 288 00:15:38,146 --> 00:15:41,746 Speaker 1: on up work. When the world is your workforce, finding 289 00:15:41,786 --> 00:15:46,626 Speaker 1: the perfect project manager, designer, developer, or whomever you may 290 00:15:46,666 --> 00:15:50,786 Speaker 1: need becomes a whole lot easier. Up work the world's 291 00:15:50,826 --> 00:16:02,106 Speaker 1: work marketplace. Welcome back to NFL. Explain. So if we 292 00:16:02,146 --> 00:16:05,426 Speaker 1: want to talk average salaries by position, Mike, of course, 293 00:16:05,546 --> 00:16:09,626 Speaker 1: of course, quarterback leads the way ten point four million 294 00:16:09,706 --> 00:16:13,386 Speaker 1: dollars a year according to spot rack. Now, even though 295 00:16:13,426 --> 00:16:15,906 Speaker 1: you and I both agree that the second position we 296 00:16:15,946 --> 00:16:18,346 Speaker 1: would choose on our team is the guy that eats 297 00:16:18,386 --> 00:16:22,186 Speaker 1: the quarterback, it's actually the guy that protects the quarterback, 298 00:16:22,426 --> 00:16:26,746 Speaker 1: who makes the second highest average left tackles on average, 299 00:16:26,786 --> 00:16:29,946 Speaker 1: bringing seven point nine million dollars a year. But you 300 00:16:29,986 --> 00:16:33,946 Speaker 1: want to know who brings in the least amount of 301 00:16:33,946 --> 00:16:36,906 Speaker 1: money besides the punter, and the long snapper and the 302 00:16:36,906 --> 00:16:40,466 Speaker 1: tight end. I want to drop like kickers, I would think, well, 303 00:16:40,866 --> 00:16:44,786 Speaker 1: keeping out the special teams guys, running backs on average 304 00:16:44,946 --> 00:16:48,186 Speaker 1: make just two point four million dollars. The running back 305 00:16:48,266 --> 00:16:51,426 Speaker 1: average this past year, according to spot rack, was just 306 00:16:51,706 --> 00:16:56,026 Speaker 1: two point four million dollars a year. Interesting because if 307 00:16:56,066 --> 00:16:58,466 Speaker 1: you look at the last seven or eight Super Bowls, 308 00:16:58,506 --> 00:17:02,186 Speaker 1: the starting running back for each Super Bowl winning team, 309 00:17:02,306 --> 00:17:06,506 Speaker 1: nobody made more than two million dollars. I feel like 310 00:17:06,506 --> 00:17:08,706 Speaker 1: I need to scream show me the money again to 311 00:17:08,786 --> 00:17:11,386 Speaker 1: get that going for that position group. Yeah, but in 312 00:17:11,426 --> 00:17:16,306 Speaker 1: any case, guards, kickers, everyone else makes more on average 313 00:17:16,346 --> 00:17:20,146 Speaker 1: than are running back except for the punter, the long snapper, 314 00:17:20,426 --> 00:17:22,386 Speaker 1: and the tight end. Well, if you think about it, 315 00:17:22,386 --> 00:17:24,506 Speaker 1: which is kind of surprising on the tight end considering 316 00:17:24,906 --> 00:17:27,666 Speaker 1: although I guess if you look at the position collectively, 317 00:17:27,706 --> 00:17:30,186 Speaker 1: there's some stars at the top, But I guess as 318 00:17:30,226 --> 00:17:32,826 Speaker 1: you go down the roster and the depth, I don't know, 319 00:17:32,866 --> 00:17:35,266 Speaker 1: something tells me the way the game is evolving, those 320 00:17:35,266 --> 00:17:37,546 Speaker 1: tight ends might be on track at some point in 321 00:17:37,546 --> 00:17:41,026 Speaker 1: the near future surpassing some of those running back totals. 322 00:17:41,066 --> 00:17:43,146 Speaker 1: But indeed, you know, we keep bringing up the quarterbacks 323 00:17:43,146 --> 00:17:44,866 Speaker 1: and I think one of the biggest questions is whether 324 00:17:44,946 --> 00:17:47,506 Speaker 1: or not they should be the guy that gets paid 325 00:17:47,586 --> 00:17:50,586 Speaker 1: these incredible amounts of money. The first thing to note, though, 326 00:17:50,746 --> 00:17:53,866 Speaker 1: is the QB with the highest cap hit or the 327 00:17:53,866 --> 00:17:55,986 Speaker 1: amount of money on the team's books for that season 328 00:17:56,306 --> 00:18:00,706 Speaker 1: has actually missed the playoffs seven of the last nine seasons. 329 00:18:01,066 --> 00:18:04,706 Speaker 1: The exception Peyton Manning in twelve and his brother Eli 330 00:18:04,786 --> 00:18:09,106 Speaker 1: in Both of those players were actually knocked out those 331 00:18:09,106 --> 00:18:11,786 Speaker 1: seasons in the first round. But on top of that, 332 00:18:11,786 --> 00:18:14,866 Speaker 1: that goes back to what I was saying about Josh Allen. 333 00:18:15,426 --> 00:18:18,986 Speaker 1: When you think about Tom Brady. Tom Brady was never 334 00:18:19,026 --> 00:18:22,386 Speaker 1: the highest paid quarterback in the NFL because he recognized, 335 00:18:22,426 --> 00:18:24,826 Speaker 1: if there's a finite amount of money to spread around, 336 00:18:25,426 --> 00:18:28,266 Speaker 1: let's spread it around. And it makes a lot of 337 00:18:28,266 --> 00:18:30,186 Speaker 1: sense from that perspective when you just look at some 338 00:18:30,226 --> 00:18:32,386 Speaker 1: of the numbers here. But on top of that, since 339 00:18:33,386 --> 00:18:35,946 Speaker 1: the c b A in that year, no quarterback has 340 00:18:35,986 --> 00:18:38,626 Speaker 1: actually won a Super Bowl on a one hundred million 341 00:18:38,626 --> 00:18:41,586 Speaker 1: dollar contract. Hey, Now, because we always think about dudes 342 00:18:41,586 --> 00:18:44,746 Speaker 1: getting paid a lot of money. The largest annual salary 343 00:18:44,786 --> 00:18:47,906 Speaker 1: by a Super Bowl winning quarterback the guy that didd 344 00:18:48,066 --> 00:18:53,026 Speaker 1: just dropped Tom Brady at million. So in fact, four 345 00:18:53,186 --> 00:18:56,226 Speaker 1: of the last eight Super Bowl winning quarterbacks were on 346 00:18:56,266 --> 00:19:00,626 Speaker 1: their rookie contracts. So that includes Patrick Mahomes, Russell Wilson, 347 00:19:00,946 --> 00:19:04,306 Speaker 1: Joe Flacco, Carson Wentz who was the starter before getting 348 00:19:04,306 --> 00:19:06,306 Speaker 1: injured late for the Eagles and the will throw him, 349 00:19:06,386 --> 00:19:09,826 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow, Jared Goff, Colin Kaepernick, all other examples of 350 00:19:09,946 --> 00:19:13,346 Speaker 1: quarterbacks on their rookie contract to lead their team to 351 00:19:13,386 --> 00:19:15,466 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl. So when you look at qbs on 352 00:19:15,506 --> 00:19:19,266 Speaker 1: their rookie deals versus those veteran guys on big money deals, 353 00:19:19,626 --> 00:19:24,026 Speaker 1: the numbers are a little surprising. Of the eleven quarterbacksleven 354 00:19:24,066 --> 00:19:26,106 Speaker 1: who went on to sign long term deals with the 355 00:19:26,146 --> 00:19:29,426 Speaker 1: same team, they actually had a lower winning percentage and 356 00:19:29,546 --> 00:19:33,906 Speaker 1: dramatically fewer playoff appearances and fewer playoff wins. So those 357 00:19:33,986 --> 00:19:37,946 Speaker 1: quarterbacks on the rookie deals eighteen and sixteen in the playoffs, 358 00:19:37,946 --> 00:19:40,786 Speaker 1: so two games over five hundred versus six and nine 359 00:19:41,226 --> 00:19:44,866 Speaker 1: in the playoffs following their veteran deals with that same team. 360 00:19:45,186 --> 00:19:47,746 Speaker 1: So once again, I don't know, like is that just 361 00:19:47,786 --> 00:19:50,386 Speaker 1: an age thing, like you're not aging well in your 362 00:19:50,426 --> 00:19:52,306 Speaker 1: just like I don't know how else to to explain 363 00:19:52,386 --> 00:19:54,986 Speaker 1: some of those numbers and results of duty again, Mike, 364 00:19:55,106 --> 00:19:58,546 Speaker 1: because you need multiple guys to win. Football is a 365 00:19:58,586 --> 00:20:03,146 Speaker 1: team sport. You need to pay players all across the field. 366 00:20:03,306 --> 00:20:06,026 Speaker 1: And if you are spending the majority of your money 367 00:20:06,066 --> 00:20:08,786 Speaker 1: on just one position, then what about the guys that 368 00:20:08,826 --> 00:20:11,146 Speaker 1: he's throwing to. What about the guys that he's handing 369 00:20:11,146 --> 00:20:13,706 Speaker 1: off to. What about the guys who are protecting him. 370 00:20:13,746 --> 00:20:15,146 Speaker 1: What about the guys on the other side of the 371 00:20:15,146 --> 00:20:17,786 Speaker 1: ball who are getting the ball back to him. Again, 372 00:20:18,066 --> 00:20:20,226 Speaker 1: it's a team sport. You need to be able to 373 00:20:20,266 --> 00:20:23,626 Speaker 1: have money to pay everyone. And if your quarterback is 374 00:20:23,666 --> 00:20:29,306 Speaker 1: taking whatever of your cap, then obviously your entire team 375 00:20:29,386 --> 00:20:31,026 Speaker 1: is not going to be constructed as well as it 376 00:20:31,106 --> 00:20:34,506 Speaker 1: possibly him be Adity not done talking about the dollars 377 00:20:34,546 --> 00:20:38,786 Speaker 1: and cents of contracts, the best the worst deals when 378 00:20:38,786 --> 00:20:45,226 Speaker 1: it comes to quarterbacks. That's next on NFL explained, Where 379 00:20:45,266 --> 00:20:53,706 Speaker 1: do you find the perfect developer? 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Any guests 397 00:22:01,866 --> 00:22:04,146 Speaker 1: on who you think that might actually be. For sure, 398 00:22:04,146 --> 00:22:05,866 Speaker 1: it's going to be one of the oldest quarterback in 399 00:22:05,866 --> 00:22:08,706 Speaker 1: the league. So it's either Aaron Rodgers or Matt Ryan. 400 00:22:08,906 --> 00:22:10,986 Speaker 1: And I'm gonna guess it's by Ryan because I don't 401 00:22:10,986 --> 00:22:14,306 Speaker 1: think Aaron Rodgers has ever had a mega deal where 402 00:22:14,386 --> 00:22:17,466 Speaker 1: we all went crazy like we did over Matt Ryan. Yeah, well, Matt, 403 00:22:17,586 --> 00:22:19,866 Speaker 1: it's actually close, but you're right. I mean it is 404 00:22:19,906 --> 00:22:23,946 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan two hundred and sixty seven million, Aaron Rodgers 405 00:22:24,386 --> 00:22:26,466 Speaker 1: two hundred and sixty three point six million, so not 406 00:22:26,586 --> 00:22:28,706 Speaker 1: all that far behind. And just to throw out a 407 00:22:28,746 --> 00:22:31,986 Speaker 1: couple of names that the top four other our quarterbacks 408 00:22:32,026 --> 00:22:35,666 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan, Aaron Rodgers, Matthew Stafford, and Russell Wilson Larry 409 00:22:35,706 --> 00:22:38,986 Speaker 1: Fitzgerald actually checking in at number five. So just some 410 00:22:39,066 --> 00:22:42,186 Speaker 1: context there on some of these players add, it's generally speaking, 411 00:22:42,186 --> 00:22:45,226 Speaker 1: guests as the quarterbacks. Occasionally you'll get some other players 412 00:22:45,266 --> 00:22:47,746 Speaker 1: thrown into the mix. You know what's sort of crazy. 413 00:22:47,826 --> 00:22:50,906 Speaker 1: I was there in two thousand and twelve when kirk 414 00:22:50,906 --> 00:22:55,146 Speaker 1: Cousins was drafted by Mike Shanahan after Washington had already 415 00:22:55,146 --> 00:22:58,946 Speaker 1: taken Robert Griffin. Kirk Cousins in his lifetime has made 416 00:22:58,986 --> 00:23:03,626 Speaker 1: one hundred and sixty one point seven million dollars. Oh, 417 00:23:03,786 --> 00:23:07,946 Speaker 1: it is good to be the king at now. Of course, 418 00:23:08,026 --> 00:23:11,506 Speaker 1: all of these guys had some performance incentives and bonuses 419 00:23:11,626 --> 00:23:15,346 Speaker 1: written into their contracts, and look just this past season 420 00:23:15,466 --> 00:23:18,386 Speaker 1: we saw a few examples of players who needed big 421 00:23:18,426 --> 00:23:22,226 Speaker 1: games in the last week to hit some of those bonuses. 422 00:23:22,986 --> 00:23:27,666 Speaker 1: And how about friends looking out for friends like Tom 423 00:23:27,706 --> 00:23:30,146 Speaker 1: Brady coming off the sidelines to make sure that his 424 00:23:30,186 --> 00:23:33,506 Speaker 1: buddy Rob Gronkowski hit a certain number of yards and 425 00:23:33,586 --> 00:23:38,746 Speaker 1: receptions on the year to get an extra one million dollars. 426 00:23:39,066 --> 00:23:41,706 Speaker 1: Remember that one, Mike, I totally do. When you just 427 00:23:41,746 --> 00:23:43,746 Speaker 1: said one million, I just got like one of those 428 00:23:43,986 --> 00:23:48,066 Speaker 1: uh like you know, Austin powers like million. I wish 429 00:23:48,106 --> 00:23:50,266 Speaker 1: I could do it. Well I can't, but yeah, I 430 00:23:50,306 --> 00:23:52,266 Speaker 1: do remember that moment for sure, And you're right. It 431 00:23:52,346 --> 00:23:54,826 Speaker 1: is friends looking out for some of their friends in 432 00:23:54,866 --> 00:23:56,986 Speaker 1: a good way. Yes, well, all right, how about this 433 00:23:56,986 --> 00:23:59,786 Speaker 1: one Stefon Diggs. He needed six catches in the last 434 00:23:59,826 --> 00:24:02,906 Speaker 1: game of the year to get an extra seven hundred 435 00:24:02,906 --> 00:24:06,306 Speaker 1: and fifty thousand added to his twenty went to two 436 00:24:06,306 --> 00:24:09,466 Speaker 1: base and an extra eight hundred thousand added to his 437 00:24:10,626 --> 00:24:14,586 Speaker 1: three base. He got nine catches. I'm open, I'm open, 438 00:24:14,666 --> 00:24:18,866 Speaker 1: I'm open open all game long. And then, of course, 439 00:24:19,426 --> 00:24:22,986 Speaker 1: rams Super Bowl champion Andrew Whitworth he rode off into 440 00:24:22,986 --> 00:24:27,386 Speaker 1: the sunset, which what a career. But again, riding off 441 00:24:27,426 --> 00:24:30,546 Speaker 1: into the sunset, not just with that elusive ring and 442 00:24:30,706 --> 00:24:34,906 Speaker 1: that amazing moment, but also five hundred thousand dollars for 443 00:24:34,986 --> 00:24:38,466 Speaker 1: making the playoffs, five thousand more for winning at least 444 00:24:38,546 --> 00:24:42,026 Speaker 1: one playoff game, and another five thousand dollars for winning 445 00:24:42,026 --> 00:24:45,946 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl. Damn, I'll take that. I do love 446 00:24:45,986 --> 00:24:47,666 Speaker 1: the fact that some of these guys just look out 447 00:24:47,666 --> 00:24:50,266 Speaker 1: for each other and once again, like that's kind of awesome. 448 00:24:50,306 --> 00:24:52,386 Speaker 1: It's the team chemistry thing, it's the friendship thing, and 449 00:24:52,386 --> 00:24:55,066 Speaker 1: it's just getting a little extra cash in everyone's pocket. 450 00:24:55,106 --> 00:24:57,746 Speaker 1: But you have to think these guys are really very 451 00:24:57,826 --> 00:25:00,106 Speaker 1: much aware and look to actually help each other out. 452 00:25:00,346 --> 00:25:03,066 Speaker 1: One of the craziest instances of a player failing to 453 00:25:03,106 --> 00:25:05,546 Speaker 1: reach an incentive got to go back to two thousand eight. 454 00:25:05,866 --> 00:25:09,426 Speaker 1: Packers running back Ryan Grant needed to reach one thousand, 455 00:25:09,506 --> 00:25:12,066 Speaker 1: two hundred fifty yards to finish in the top five 456 00:25:12,106 --> 00:25:15,746 Speaker 1: in the conference and get a million dollar bonus. Second 457 00:25:15,786 --> 00:25:18,346 Speaker 1: half of a week seventeen game against the Lines, it 458 00:25:18,346 --> 00:25:19,666 Speaker 1: looked like he was just going to hit the mark 459 00:25:19,746 --> 00:25:22,466 Speaker 1: a d R touchdown run boom off to the races. 460 00:25:22,986 --> 00:25:25,626 Speaker 1: That one was called back he was ruled down by 461 00:25:25,746 --> 00:25:28,746 Speaker 1: contact on the replay, Grant fell short of making that 462 00:25:28,786 --> 00:25:32,746 Speaker 1: mark by forty seven yards. Forty seven yards, missing out 463 00:25:33,146 --> 00:25:36,546 Speaker 1: on a cool one million dollars, and you know that's 464 00:25:36,586 --> 00:25:39,026 Speaker 1: so tough. I hate stories like that, So let's move 465 00:25:39,026 --> 00:25:41,186 Speaker 1: on to some of the weird clauses, Mike. One of 466 00:25:41,186 --> 00:25:44,466 Speaker 1: my favorites is when Rick Meyer was drafted number two 467 00:25:44,506 --> 00:25:48,346 Speaker 1: overall in nineteen by the Seahawks. The wording in his 468 00:25:48,586 --> 00:25:52,426 Speaker 1: contract including that he was to be paid all of 469 00:25:52,586 --> 00:25:57,426 Speaker 1: his contract up to and including the end of the world. 470 00:25:57,906 --> 00:26:00,226 Speaker 1: I love that. So I don't know if he had 471 00:26:00,266 --> 00:26:02,906 Speaker 1: some sort of a bunker if the world ended. And 472 00:26:03,026 --> 00:26:05,546 Speaker 1: remember Kyle Shanahan did bring up that he didn't know 473 00:26:05,586 --> 00:26:08,306 Speaker 1: of the world would exist on the following Saturday at 474 00:26:08,386 --> 00:26:11,106 Speaker 1: some point this past year, so maybe it was just 475 00:26:11,266 --> 00:26:14,626 Speaker 1: you know, following along that we should account for any 476 00:26:14,626 --> 00:26:17,226 Speaker 1: and all possibilities. But I will tell you this, Paul 477 00:26:17,266 --> 00:26:20,706 Speaker 1: Taglabu and the NFL p A would not allow the 478 00:26:20,746 --> 00:26:24,306 Speaker 1: wording of up to and including the end of the 479 00:26:24,306 --> 00:26:28,106 Speaker 1: world in any future contracts after Rick Myers. Whoever that 480 00:26:28,186 --> 00:26:31,386 Speaker 1: agent was, well done. Kudos to you, because I think 481 00:26:31,426 --> 00:26:34,386 Speaker 1: there's a lot of agents in which they had that foresight. 482 00:26:34,466 --> 00:26:38,346 Speaker 1: With all the COVID stuff and player contracts and broadcaster contracts, 483 00:26:38,506 --> 00:26:40,306 Speaker 1: you heard a lot about that stuff. That little forced 484 00:26:40,306 --> 00:26:43,906 Speaker 1: masure clause in that contract, so well done by whoever 485 00:26:43,946 --> 00:26:46,066 Speaker 1: that agent was. Um, all right, let's go a little 486 00:26:46,066 --> 00:26:49,706 Speaker 1: patriot way here. New England had a weight clause in 487 00:26:49,746 --> 00:26:53,506 Speaker 1: the contracts of defensive tackles Allen Branch and Vince wolf 488 00:26:53,506 --> 00:26:55,586 Speaker 1: Work that would pay him four hundred K and three 489 00:26:55,666 --> 00:26:59,306 Speaker 1: hundred K, respectively, if they stayed below a certain number 490 00:26:59,306 --> 00:27:02,026 Speaker 1: of pounds. Boy, if that's not incentive to to get 491 00:27:02,026 --> 00:27:04,026 Speaker 1: onto the bike and get a little extra burn, I 492 00:27:04,066 --> 00:27:06,226 Speaker 1: don't know what is. But the same thing was done 493 00:27:06,266 --> 00:27:09,946 Speaker 1: by the Seahawks and Eddie Lacey. His contracts stipulated that 494 00:27:09,946 --> 00:27:11,666 Speaker 1: if the running back could get his weight from two 495 00:27:11,706 --> 00:27:13,866 Speaker 1: sixty seven to forty five and keep it there to 496 00:27:13,986 --> 00:27:17,626 Speaker 1: the season, he'd earned three eight five K. Man, I 497 00:27:17,706 --> 00:27:19,906 Speaker 1: just got a peloton for Christmas. I would be on 498 00:27:19,946 --> 00:27:23,866 Speaker 1: that bike non stop. If someone's like, yo, stayandard this way, 499 00:27:24,146 --> 00:27:26,106 Speaker 1: come in your way, sign me up. I made that 500 00:27:26,186 --> 00:27:28,546 Speaker 1: sort of incentive right now. Let me tell you, especially 501 00:27:28,666 --> 00:27:30,946 Speaker 1: at the end of the season. Now, Mike, before we 502 00:27:30,986 --> 00:27:33,546 Speaker 1: get into some of the worst contracts in NFL history, 503 00:27:33,586 --> 00:27:36,466 Speaker 1: in some ways that players do sometimes get a little 504 00:27:36,506 --> 00:27:40,426 Speaker 1: bit left out screwed. Let's hit you with one of 505 00:27:40,426 --> 00:27:44,066 Speaker 1: the happy endings. So quarterback Nick Foles. You mentioned Carson 506 00:27:44,106 --> 00:27:48,066 Speaker 1: Wentz beforehand. Nick Foles had an incentive in twenty eighteen 507 00:27:48,386 --> 00:27:50,946 Speaker 1: that would have given him one million dollars if the 508 00:27:50,946 --> 00:27:53,746 Speaker 1: Eagles went to the playoffs and he played thirty three 509 00:27:53,826 --> 00:27:58,706 Speaker 1: per cent of the Eagles snaps. Unfortunately, he suffered bruise 510 00:27:58,826 --> 00:28:02,226 Speaker 1: ribs during the final game of the season. He ended 511 00:28:02,266 --> 00:28:05,866 Speaker 1: this season by playing just thirty two percent of the 512 00:28:05,906 --> 00:28:08,786 Speaker 1: Eagles place but he was given the one million dollar 513 00:28:08,826 --> 00:28:13,546 Speaker 1: incentive anyway, So it is occasionally stunny in Philadelphia. Yeah, 514 00:28:13,866 --> 00:28:16,386 Speaker 1: not moving Santa Claus at least on a day like that. 515 00:28:16,666 --> 00:28:18,986 Speaker 1: All right, Why am I getting like all the bad 516 00:28:19,026 --> 00:28:21,426 Speaker 1: news here? I feel like you're all the positivity and 517 00:28:21,466 --> 00:28:24,066 Speaker 1: I'm like negative Nelly over here. Hey, let's just call 518 00:28:24,106 --> 00:28:26,066 Speaker 1: it like it is. No right, all right, let's a 519 00:28:26,146 --> 00:28:28,186 Speaker 1: couple of the the worst contracts in NFL history on the 520 00:28:28,186 --> 00:28:30,986 Speaker 1: player's side here. Ricky Williams certainly comes to mind. We 521 00:28:31,026 --> 00:28:34,226 Speaker 1: actually probably could do an entire podcast on how bad 522 00:28:34,266 --> 00:28:37,226 Speaker 1: it was. For those who don't know don't remember, an 523 00:28:37,266 --> 00:28:41,546 Speaker 1: extremely incentive laden deal that required Ricky to rack up 524 00:28:41,586 --> 00:28:43,906 Speaker 1: big numbers to make the most amount of money, which 525 00:28:43,906 --> 00:28:46,666 Speaker 1: of course, he never hit and walked away with probably 526 00:28:46,666 --> 00:28:48,786 Speaker 1: only a fraction of what he could have made, so 527 00:28:48,866 --> 00:28:50,666 Speaker 1: that was a little bit of a buzz kill. And 528 00:28:50,746 --> 00:28:52,666 Speaker 1: on the team side of handing out some bad deals, well, 529 00:28:52,706 --> 00:28:56,226 Speaker 1: maybe the worst in NFL history the Washington football team 530 00:28:56,266 --> 00:29:00,746 Speaker 1: the Commanders two thousand nine, defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth given 531 00:29:00,786 --> 00:29:04,466 Speaker 1: a seven year deal worth one hundred million, including a 532 00:29:04,626 --> 00:29:07,586 Speaker 1: then record forty one million and guaranteed cash. He ended 533 00:29:07,666 --> 00:29:10,866 Speaker 1: up starting in just twelve games in two seasons. Javal 534 00:29:10,946 --> 00:29:13,426 Speaker 1: Walker remember him, the talented wide out six year, fifty 535 00:29:13,426 --> 00:29:15,706 Speaker 1: five million dollar deal with the Raiders in two thousand eight. 536 00:29:15,866 --> 00:29:19,186 Speaker 1: Dude had just fifteen receptions in two seasons with Oakland. 537 00:29:19,586 --> 00:29:22,746 Speaker 1: Ouch Well, Mike, because I can't seem to stop talking 538 00:29:22,746 --> 00:29:25,946 Speaker 1: about Nick Foles, who honestly as one of the nicest 539 00:29:25,946 --> 00:29:27,906 Speaker 1: guys that I've ever covered. So let's just go back 540 00:29:27,946 --> 00:29:32,026 Speaker 1: to Nick Foles. Following that surprise Super Bowl run, the 541 00:29:32,266 --> 00:29:35,026 Speaker 1: jack signed him to a four year, eighty eight million 542 00:29:35,026 --> 00:29:38,866 Speaker 1: dollar deal with over forty million dollars in guarantees, but 543 00:29:38,946 --> 00:29:41,826 Speaker 1: he only played with the Jaguars for one season. He 544 00:29:41,906 --> 00:29:44,906 Speaker 1: had a record of owen four and ended up collecting 545 00:29:44,986 --> 00:29:47,586 Speaker 1: quite a bit of money from Jacksonville. He yelled, show 546 00:29:47,626 --> 00:29:51,586 Speaker 1: me the money, got the money and was able to bounce. Yeah, 547 00:29:51,706 --> 00:29:53,426 Speaker 1: I can't see him yelling show me the money. It's 548 00:29:53,426 --> 00:29:55,306 Speaker 1: just not that kind of He's definitely not that type 549 00:29:55,306 --> 00:29:58,546 Speaker 1: of dude. I'm with you. There another famous quarterback. I 550 00:29:58,706 --> 00:30:01,106 Speaker 1: kind of remember when this one actually happened. A ton 551 00:30:01,146 --> 00:30:04,786 Speaker 1: of hype, small sample size. Matt Flint Aaron Rodgers is 552 00:30:04,826 --> 00:30:07,946 Speaker 1: back up in of him, tossed a franchise record six 553 00:30:07,986 --> 00:30:10,186 Speaker 1: touchdowns when he was filling in for Rogers in the 554 00:30:10,226 --> 00:30:12,786 Speaker 1: final game of the season. Get to three year contract 555 00:30:12,826 --> 00:30:18,026 Speaker 1: worth over twenty million by Seattle in Flynn. Actually we 556 00:30:18,106 --> 00:30:20,106 Speaker 1: remember this. I mean, there's a reason why Russell Wilson 557 00:30:20,386 --> 00:30:22,866 Speaker 1: is out there, got beaten out. Wilson takes that job 558 00:30:22,866 --> 00:30:24,946 Speaker 1: in the preseason. The rest it's a rap. I will 559 00:30:24,986 --> 00:30:28,826 Speaker 1: say this not always easy to admit when you're wrong 560 00:30:28,906 --> 00:30:32,346 Speaker 1: and sort of like pivot here, But that franchise Pete Carroll, 561 00:30:32,706 --> 00:30:34,946 Speaker 1: they deserve some credit. They realized Flynn not the dude. 562 00:30:35,026 --> 00:30:36,706 Speaker 1: Despite the big contract. They went with the guy that 563 00:30:36,706 --> 00:30:39,626 Speaker 1: could win of some football games. Well, it's tough, especially 564 00:30:39,626 --> 00:30:42,066 Speaker 1: when you're committing that much money and Unfortunately, it's the 565 00:30:42,106 --> 00:30:46,506 Speaker 1: quarterback position where so much money is committed and sometimes 566 00:30:46,546 --> 00:30:48,586 Speaker 1: it just doesn't work out. Look at the Bear signing 567 00:30:48,586 --> 00:30:51,226 Speaker 1: Mike glennon three year, forty five million dollar deal in 568 00:30:52,546 --> 00:30:55,746 Speaker 1: Bears Go one in three and Chicago said goodbye. And 569 00:30:55,786 --> 00:30:58,626 Speaker 1: then of course look at brock Osweiler, I mean four year, 570 00:30:58,866 --> 00:31:04,026 Speaker 1: seventy two million dollar contract with the Texans in thirty 571 00:31:04,226 --> 00:31:08,266 Speaker 1: seven million of that Garon teed us Sweidler was shipped 572 00:31:08,266 --> 00:31:11,426 Speaker 1: to the Browns the following season, and that was kind 573 00:31:11,426 --> 00:31:14,586 Speaker 1: of just a cap play more than anything. There's a 574 00:31:14,666 --> 00:31:17,826 Speaker 1: lot of contracts add that we could sort of it 575 00:31:17,866 --> 00:31:20,746 Speaker 1: could be dangerous, a bad rabbit hole, the best, the worst. 576 00:31:20,746 --> 00:31:23,146 Speaker 1: We can do this for hours here, but would love 577 00:31:23,186 --> 00:31:25,106 Speaker 1: to hear from some of our folks out there who 578 00:31:25,146 --> 00:31:26,906 Speaker 1: are checking out the show. This week has actually been 579 00:31:26,946 --> 00:31:28,106 Speaker 1: kind of cool a d D. I feel like you 580 00:31:28,146 --> 00:31:29,506 Speaker 1: and I have been tagged on a bunch of tweets 581 00:31:29,546 --> 00:31:32,306 Speaker 1: with people asking questions. Mail bag episode by the way 582 00:31:32,306 --> 00:31:34,706 Speaker 1: coming up around the corner. I've been tracking the questions. 583 00:31:34,866 --> 00:31:37,106 Speaker 1: Can't thank you guys enough for the support. You can 584 00:31:37,186 --> 00:31:41,066 Speaker 1: hit us up at a Kinkabala at Mike Underscore Yam 585 00:31:41,106 --> 00:31:42,786 Speaker 1: if you've got a question that you just don't know 586 00:31:42,786 --> 00:31:45,066 Speaker 1: who else to ask, we got you covered, and certainly 587 00:31:45,066 --> 00:31:47,746 Speaker 1: our research team definitely does if we don't know the answer. 588 00:31:47,866 --> 00:31:49,626 Speaker 1: But this was a lot of fun talking about some 589 00:31:49,666 --> 00:31:52,226 Speaker 1: of these deals. DV. Well, sure if talking about other 590 00:31:52,266 --> 00:31:55,306 Speaker 1: people's money is fun. I mean, I can tell you this. 591 00:31:55,466 --> 00:31:59,186 Speaker 1: My NFL network contract doesn't have any interesting incentives in 592 00:31:59,266 --> 00:32:03,226 Speaker 1: it and no clauses that are surprising like this. Let's 593 00:32:03,226 --> 00:32:05,546 Speaker 1: just say that I want the clause in my contract 594 00:32:05,586 --> 00:32:07,906 Speaker 1: that's says if I show up smiling every day, I 595 00:32:07,986 --> 00:32:13,306 Speaker 1: get a huge bonus for you. Isn't Well, we'll have 596 00:32:13,306 --> 00:32:15,506 Speaker 1: some fun with that, um A. D D. Always great 597 00:32:15,546 --> 00:32:17,186 Speaker 1: to be working with you and breaking down some of 598 00:32:17,186 --> 00:32:20,506 Speaker 1: these numbers. Yeah, I can't wait until next week. All right, everybody, 599 00:32:20,506 --> 00:32:24,226 Speaker 1: thank you as always for joining us. That is NFL 600 00:32:24,346 --> 00:32:34,346 Speaker 1: Contracts explained brought to you by up work, where you 601 00:32:34,386 --> 00:32:36,866 Speaker 1: can build the team that will build your business. Learn 602 00:32:36,906 --> 00:32:40,386 Speaker 1: more at upwork dot com. 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