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Related: About this forumJerry Jones caves to Ezekiel Elliott's salary demands. Zeke is the richest RB in the NFL
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Jerry Jones caves to Ezekiel Elliott's salary demands. Zeke is the richest RB in the NFL (Original Post)
True Dough
Sep 2019
OP
Top baseball and basketball players make considerably more, with way less risk to their bodies
mr_lebowski
Sep 2019
#5
Then there are 'top' players who make considerably more like .259 Bryce Harper
empedocles
Sep 2019
#7
empedocles
(15,751 posts)1. Unlike the snyderskins, who are stiff-arming their all-pro/HOF
left tackle.
Both owners have massive ego's, - but jones able to rein it in enough to win. Snyder, however, despite a ton of high draft choices, 'manages' to persistently/consistently do badly.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)6. Then there are 'top' players like .259 bryce harper
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)2. Ridiculous amounts of money.
N_E_1 for Tennis
(9,787 posts)3. Millionaires playing millionaires for millionaires...
To entertain the 99%. Do they think we feel sorry for them that they DONT make over a hundred million?
underpants
(182,942 posts)4. Best Ewok running back ever
Hes 24 so this will take him through his high end performance years.
Jerruhs problem is that he had Dak and Zeke on rookie contracts so he had cap money to spend on a full roster. With Cooper needing a contract too those days may well be over. See Seattle after Russell Wilson no longer was under a rookie contract.
National Champ 2014. Go Buckeyes!
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)5. Top baseball and basketball players make considerably more, with way less risk to their bodies
and minds ... given this, I don't begrudge NFL players their dough, they put their lives on the line, literally, every game.
And if the players don't get it in paychecks, the billionaire owners just pocket it.
I say, good for Zeke.
Perfect timing w/my fantasy draft tonight as well
empedocles
(15,751 posts)7. Then there are 'top' players who make considerably more like .259 Bryce Harper
Auggie
(31,204 posts)8. Read the fine print: $50 million guaranteed