Money or winning?

[hepcat]

A guy like Mario Williams comes to mind.  He's made a ton of money in his career and is from NC.  Has never appeared in a playoff game (the Texans qualified for the playoffs in 2011 but he was on IR)

He's a prime candidate for "win or make more money" because the Jacksonville Jaguars would surely sign him to a huge deal.  But if he wants to come home and win, he'd accept much less.

[MadHatter]

I would take the money all day long.  A ring just gets put in a box to sit on a shelf. 

[blackcat]

99% of the guys in the league are going to take the money and I don't blame them.  Their window for potential earnings is small, and let's face it, most are not financially savy.  For example, CJ is opening a restaurant.  He could have saved a lot of time if he would have taken the money he invested for that venture and have just bought some liter fluid and burnt cash to hell and back.

[heel31ok]

There is enough money to be made to ''take care of my family''

So go with winner , contender.

Easy choice.

[DaveThePanther2008]

Honestly,  I would consider a longer term contract that was guaranteed, than big numbers only to get cut.

I think their is a happy medium in there but too many want the outrageous contract to stroke their egos

[heel31ok]

On Wednesday, March 02, 2016 at 3:29 PM, R0CKnR0LLA said:

Should ask like this, if Apple offers you 60K to work for them, and Blackberry offers you 100K, where are you going to work?

More like apples and oranges.

 

[heel31ok]

On Wednesday, March 02, 2016 at 0:28 PM, KillerKat said:

I just don't understand being an NFL player and not going for a ring every season you play.

So sit out draftb or not sign 

If bad team drafts you?  

[d-dave]

It's fairly simple, if someone offers you a HUGE guaranteed check, you take it.  If you're not near as good as that contract, take the check that will take care of your future.  Then, once you get cut, look for a contender, if they'll have you.  There are guys in the Hall of Fame who never sniffed a super bowl.  

Sure the SB is great, but it won't pay for your long term health like Jacksonville over paying you...

[Pox 08]

money money money.           An extra $10M-$15M(just a random example) will go a longer way to provide for ones family in the future than a SB ring will. 

 

 

[MadHatter]

On March 2, 2016 at 3:19 PM, teeray said:

Winning.  Winning gets you more endorsement deals, gives yourself higher demand post retirement if you are a multiple champion, food tastes better when you win, jokes are funnier when you win.

Legacy is more valuable than being more ultra rich than you already are in the moment, and especially if once you are done playing everyone forgets about you and the teams you played on.

I probably remember more players on the 2003 team than any other team (other than probably last 5 years just because of recency)

 

 

I agree with you in the endorsement deals , but only for the right position and player.  Linemen do NOT typically become spokesmen for companies....they are called big uglies for a reason.