Panthers and Cam Newton in contract talks

[TANTRIC-NINJA]

He could buy a lotta greek yogurt since it is his favorite schnack.

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[Dex]

No sir but I can observe his personality on the field, off the field, and in interviews and it's obvious.

Give me a break. No one knows anyone's true intentions but themselves. Try objective thinking.

[Byrdman4real]

Love of the game ain't gonna cure CTE and dementia. At least with money you can set your family up for life when you die at 55 years old.

They make enough money plus some for their families. I'm only talking about the super star football players with big time contracts. They know what they sign up for and they know the repercussions just like any other job anyone sign up for. I feel sorry for the people out here with problems that don't have a chance to make that kind of money to even get help. Like our veterans for example.

[Byrdman4real]

Trust me when I tell you this: If Jordan hadn't been receiving mega-bucks from Nike, he wouldn't have been taking less from the Bulls.

And I agree. His shoe deal set him up for life.

[CelibatePimp]

The thing about that though is one could take a contract for 10 years, $100 Million with $40M guaranteed up front. Set for life. Plus endorsements. It's not like you need every single penny you can get. $5M and you'd be set for life. $40M and you could have a dozen kids and all them and their kids and their grandkids could be set for life. If they're taught how to save money and not needlessly spend it. It's one thing if you want to have an extravagant lifestyle like Floyd "Money" Mayweather or Johnny Manziel, but if you're smart and low key (which Cam seems to be) then there's no reason you NEED an extra $50M or whatever. Not saying I wouldn't take as much as I can get but if one really really wanted to win, it would not hurt your financial situation by taking less than you're worth.

 

You're right, until you begin to think well the extra 2million I'd get if I went for 42 in guaranteed money could be the money I could use to spoil myself by copping that bugatti...

[Byrdman4real]

The thing about that though is one could take a contract for 10 years, $100 Million with $40M guaranteed up front. Set for life. Plus endorsements. It's not like you need every single penny you can get. $5M and you'd be set for life. $40M and you could have a dozen kids and all them and their kids and their grandkids could be set for life. If they're taught how to save money and not needlessly spend it. It's one thing if you want to have an extravagant lifestyle like Floyd "Money" Mayweather or Johnny Manziel, but if you're smart and low key (which Cam seems to be) then there's no reason you NEED an extra $50M or whatever. Not saying I wouldn't take as much as I can get but if one really really wanted to win, it would not hurt your financial situation by taking less than you're worth.

^this

[Byrdman4real]

When you gotta pay Uncle Sam about 45-50% of that, I want as much as I can get.

You must be thinking about the lottery because they pay a less percentage in taxes then we do.

[mbarbour21]

That's different because their not other ways to make a profit from a regular job. Cam can get endorsements just like Jordan, which could be a larger profit then a NFL contract.

Also, my job doesn't hand out Super Bowl Production Rings......no Hall of Fame....Pro Bowl......they really don't reward you in any way like his job.....

[O-Ther]

You're right, until you begin to think well the extra 2million I'd get if I went for 42 in guaranteed money could be the money I could use to spoil myself by copping that bugatti...

 

I have no problem giving him an extra $2 million if it's for a tank so he doesn't get into another potentially fatal car accident

[CelibatePimp]

I have no problem giving him an extra $2 million if it's for a tank so he doesn't get into another potentially fatal car accident

 

No I'm just saying that the thinking into how much is enough can be unending. Anyone will go for as much as the team is willing to pay.

[RelaxImaPro]

So basically... Cam wants to be the highest paid player in the league.  Because Luck is definitely going to be the highest paid player once he inks his deal.

 

There's still  a year left on Luck and Wilson's deals though.  They might not get done until the next offseason.

 

Jeeze.  So Cam wants to potentially play out his 5th year option, where we're either forced to franchise him next season or have a team like the Raiders throw a billion dollar contract at him.  Meh.

[O-Ther]

When you gotta pay Uncle Sam about 45-50% of that, I want as much as I can get.

 

Link poster is broken, but I remember that rant from The Replacements

 

"I gotta pay 5% to my agent, 3% to my publicist, I got child support, and do you know how much insurance costs on a Ferrarri mothafugger?!"

 

[Mother Grabber]

Would you do that at your job?

if I had $50M/yr in endorsement deals like Jordan did, hell yes.

[t96]

When you gotta pay Uncle Sam about 45-50% of that, I want as much as I can get.

 

You're not getting the point.