Comments on: Highest Paid NFL Players in 2008

By: spencer096

spencer096 — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:21:01 +0000

great link coop.

By: RomanWarHelmet

RomanWarHelmet — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:19:19 +0000

Baby Daddy deserves every penny of that…and remember those include signing bonuses so Snee just signed the new deal. Eli gets his next year when his contract comes up.

By: jpq1999

jpq1999 — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:18:15 +0000

Drew Rosenhaus was on the radio also this AM (local Miami, lot of car time) and they asked him about his contracts. Since 1/1/08, his clients have signed contracts for over $700 MILLION,an NFL record. He said the gets 3%, and gets paid when the players get paid. If you “book” that kind of contract value for a few years, thanks quite a little annual bankroll you generate

/learned that in econ 101

By: Tampa Bo

Tampa Bo — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:10:32 +0000

Coop > TBL

By: St. Bear

St. Bear — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:10:03 +0000

I like on the first link they show the team payrolls. Oakland has the highest with $152.4M. How’s that working out for ya?

By: ReaderM

ReaderM — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:09:52 +0000

I hate to sound like the voice of reason but remember that most NFL contracts are front loaded because NFL doesn’t have fully guaranteed salaries so of course the top 20 NFL players are not going to be some of the biggest names because they already got their money. Most pplshow up for a year or 2 on these lists and that about it, exact opposite of the NBA. SI does a good job explaining it when they chronclies the highest paid altheles in America every year.

Also AP is still on his rookie contract, if I rem correct

By: benji

benji — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:04:50 +0000

coop, that makes so much more sense. i guess i figured USA Today had prorated the signing bonuses and he was still making that.

By: jpq1999

jpq1999 — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:04:43 +0000

That should mean Chris Snee is making more money than any other NY Giant. And he is Coughlin’s son in law.

He should. How’d you like to get screamed at by old “Dad” all day, then have him come over on your birthday or Christmas Eve? Dude is making hazard pay.lol

By: coop247

coop247 — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:01:46 +0000

This link is much better, it shows you base salaries, bonuses, cap number. Peyton actually has the highest cap number.

http://content.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/salaries/playersbyposition.aspx?pos=132

By: jpq1999

jpq1999 — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:01:39 +0000

9=( sorry, not a typist