flgreen Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Revis Island is prime real estate June, 16, 2011 Jun 16 11:16 PM ET By Rich Cimini Jets star CB Darrelle Revis is one of the highest-paid athletes in the country -- No. 14, to be exact, according to Sports Illustrated's annual "Fortunate 50" report. Thanks to the new contract he signed last September, Revis is due to pull in $25.75 million in 2011 -- $25 million in salary and bonuses, plus $750,000 in endorsements. QB Mark Sanchez also made the list at No. 38, with his earnings in 2011 expected to reach $17.75 million -- $15.25 million in salary and bonuses, plus $2.5 million in endorsements. Here's the list of the top NFL players, with their overall rank: 4. Peyton Manning -- $38.1 million 8. Matt Ryan -- $32.7 million 9. Tom Brady -- $30 million 11. Sam Bradford -- $27.3 million 14. Darrelle Revis -- $25.75 million 38. Mark Sanchez -- $17.8 million 47. Eli Manning -- $16 million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECURB Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Sam Bradford... damn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitonti Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 i dont like the title 'fortunate 50' it implies that these guys didn't work for their money. like Revis won the lottery or something. there are a certain of talented people, with the skills to play in the NFL. the difference between the masses and the 'fortunate 50' is that these guys above work harder. Way harder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 i dont like the title 'fortunate 50' it implies that these guys didn't work for their money. like Revis won the lottery or something. there are a certain of talented people, with the skills to play in the NFL. the difference between the masses and the 'fortunate 50' is that these guys above work harder. Way harder. Why? You don't think they are fortunate to have the skill sets that enable them to even consider playing in the NFL? You don't think the people on the Fortune 500 list worked hard for their money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECURB Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 i dont like the title 'fortunate 50' it implies that these guys didn't work for their money. like Revis won the lottery or something. there are a certain of talented people, with the skills to play in the NFL. the difference between the masses and the 'fortunate 50' is that these guys above work harder. Way harder. Huh? So they were not fortunate to be born with the ability to succeed when they put in that hard work? They are all silly for thanking god? All that hard work means nothing if Revis was 4'11" 125lbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barcs Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Sam Bradford... damn Yeah, that's pretty ridiculous for a guy who has yet to prove himself. I didn't know Sanchez made more than Eli. That's a surprise. So they were not fortunate to be born with the ability to succeed when they put in that hard work? Fortunate implies luck, but I don't see any part of these guys success that suggests they were lucky. They have worked hard their entire lives to get to this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
war ensemble Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 So they were not fortunate to be born with the ability to succeed when they put in that hard work? They are all silly for thanking god? No to the former, yes to the latter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 it's good to be the QB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECURB Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Fortunate implies luck, but I don't see any part of these guys success that suggests they were lucky. They have worked hard their entire lives to get to this point. That hard work would have meant nothing if they weren't lucky enough to be freaks of nature. Not everyone could be an NFL player if they put the work in, you need to be blessed with other abilities you do not control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 If I was born with 4.3 speed, I'd consider myself pretty f*cking fortunate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECURB Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 If I was born with 4.3 speed, I'd consider myself pretty f*cking fortunate. It is all hard work... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slats Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 All that hard work means nothing if Revis was 4'11" 125lbs At that size, Revis would be the best and highest paid jockey in all of horse racing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason423 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 I didn't know Sanchez made more than Eli. That's a surprise. Its the nature of NFL contracts. They are all very staggered in the way money is earned year over year which is why some of the complaints about needing a new deal often fall on deaf ears. For instance last year prior to the holdout Revis complained and complained and complained about the fact that he was only going to earn about 650K in 2010. He could have done his contract to have paid him the the 7 or 8 million he earned the year before. If the Jets allow Sanchez to play out his deal his cash earnings will be: 2009 $2,545,000 2010 $16,455,000 2011 $15,250,000 2012 $11,500,000 2013 $5,500,000 So hell probably earn less than Eli in 2012 and way less in 2013. Of course assuming he hits it in the NFL and doesnt rework his contract before 2013 you can bet he will refuse to play that last year for only $5.5 million, completely ignoring the fact that he made 46 million in the 4 years prior to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedin Green Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Its the nature of NFL contracts. They are all very staggered in the way money is earned year over year which is why some of the complaints about needing a new deal often fall on deaf ears. For instance last year prior to the holdout Revis complained and complained and complained about the fact that he was only going to earn about 650K in 2010. He could have done his contract to have paid him the the 7 or 8 million he earned the year before. If the Jets allow Sanchez to play out his deal his cash earnings will be: 2009 $2,545,000 2010 $16,455,000 2011 $15,250,000 2012 $11,500,000 2013 $5,500,000 So hell probably earn less than Eli in 2010 and way less in 2013. Of course assuming he hits it in the NFL and doesnt rework his contract before 2013 you can bet he will refuse to play that last year for only $5.5 million, completely ignoring the fact that he made 46 million in the 4 years prior to that. Well said, and it's this exact reason some people (like myself) took such issue with Revis' holdout last year. The guy cried the blues about how little he was making, ignoring the huge amounts of money he was paid up front, and that huge amount of up front money meant to be balanced out with things like his original pay last year and designed to make up a large chunk of the six year deal he signed. It's also why as you're pointing out the "highest paid" player in a single given year in the NFL doesn't hold a whole lot of meaning. While a big part of the reason Bradford and Sanchez make this list is their high pick status, there are other high picks who didn't make it, but don't think for a second a guy like Stafford got a rookie contract less than a guy taken 4 picks after him. As you said, it's all about the contract structure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason423 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Well said, and it's this exact reason some people (like myself) took such issue with Revis' holdout last year. The guy cried the blues about how little he was making, ignoring the huge amounts of money he was paid up front, and that huge amount of up front money meant to be balanced out with things like his original pay last year and designed to make up a large chunk of the six year deal he signed. It's also why as you're pointing out the "highest paid" player in a single given year in the NFL doesn't hold a whole lot of meaning. While a big part of the reason Bradford and Sanchez make this list is their high pick status, there are other high picks who didn't make it, but don't think for a second a guy like Stafford got a rookie contract less than a guy taken 4 picks after him. As you said, it's all about the contract structure. Stafford didnt get the back end low payment that Sanchez got and he made a ridiculous amount of money in year two. He hasnt earned some of the bonus money that Sanchez did (Mark has already unlocked around 3 million in added money due to playoff wins while Stafford barely plays because of injuries the last two years) but the contract carried a base value of 72 million. His cash payout in 2010 was a whopping $26,900,000. He'll earn between 9 and 11 million per year from here on out with a few bucks more possible if they get to the playoffs and he is starting or if he blows up a d starts leading the NFL in certain passing categories. More likely if he continues with the injuries hell have his deal reworked either after this season or be cut after 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedin Green Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Stafford didnt get the back end low payment that Sanchez got and he made a ridiculous amount of money in year two. He hasnt earned some of the bonus money that Sanchez did (Mark has already unlocked around 3 million in added money due to playoff wins while Stafford barely plays because of injuries the last two years) but the contract carried a base value of 72 million. His cash payout in 2010 was a whopping $26,900,000. He'll earn between 9 and 11 million per year from here on out with a few bucks more possible if they get to the playoffs and he is starting or if he blows up a d starts leading the NFL in certain passing categories. More likely if he continues with the injuries hell have his deal reworked either after this season or be cut after 2012. Holy sh*t to the bolded. Thanks for the info man. Part of you has to feel bad for Stafford, but the guy just can't stay on the field and no matter how good he has the potential to be, that counts before anything else. Forgetting even the quality of the teams they play on, the Jets are a lot better off with Sanchez on that fact alone. I can't imagine how bad things would be for Stafford if he were in NY, especially after what we went through with ole Chadwick. That said, as long as he's not a complete moron, the guy should already be set for life, so you can only feel so bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason423 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Holy sh*t to the bolded. Thanks for the info man. Part of you has to feel bad for Stafford, but the guy just can't stay on the field and no matter how good he has the potential to be, that counts before anything else. Forgetting even the quality of the teams they play on, the Jets are a lot better off with Sanchez on that fact alone. I can't imagine how bad things would be for Stafford if he were in NY, especially after what we went through with ole Chadwick. That said, as long as he's not a complete moron, the guy should already be set for life, so you can only feel so bad. Yeah the guy was set for life once he set foot on the field as a rookie. He makes the contract Gholston got look like pennies. The weird thing is that with all the problems the Lions have with their fanbase, money, and putting a winning product on the field that they essentially just followed the same structure the Raiders used with JaMarcus Russell. Its actually worse as they didnt throw in an advance that at least you can attack in court if the player did not make an effort to stay in NFL shape. One thing the Jets do well is getting the cash guarantees out of the way quick so they can walk away from a player. The Lions caved in and guaranteed somewhere around 2.7 million of Staffords 2012 salary. It puts the team in an awful spot to where they are either paying the guy nearly 3 million after already paying him over 35 million to just walk away or are forced to pay him the full salary of 10.5 million that year to take one last shot at getting a return on all the invested money. Thats the reason the Jets redid Gholstons contract this past year. They were willing to pay him more now and see if he could play rather than have to cut him in 2011 and pay him 5 million bucks to not be on the Jets. Normally the Ghost would have been cuttable after 2010 anyway based on the Jets usual contracts, but he was so bad the expected contract structure never came into play since players have to do a bare minimum to unlock those structures and allow the teams to comply with the CBA. The Ghost could do the bare minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villain_the_foe Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 Sam Bradford... damn ridiculous. Yet Revis had to damn near shed blood to get paid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Did I miss something about Bradford? Did he not just put the Rams 1 win away from the postseason as a rookie? The Rams? He's worth every penny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villain_the_foe Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Bradford's a rookie....period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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