Peyton Manning takes LESS $$ than is offered
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He signed a 5 year $90 million deal with the Colts. He was offered $20 million per year, but he counter offered the lower amount so the Colts could spend the money elsewhere on the team to make the team better.
"Sure, that's pocket change to him" you say. But still, what pro athlete has ever done that? And let's look at it in relative terms.......if I make X amount of dollars per year (the amount is irrelevant), and they offer me a 5% raise, how many people would say "you know what, give me 4%, and spend the other 1% somewhere else in the company".
NO ONE WOULD.
"Sure, that's pocket change to him" you say. But still, what pro athlete has ever done that? And let's look at it in relative terms.......if I make X amount of dollars per year (the amount is irrelevant), and they offer me a 5% raise, how many people would say "you know what, give me 4%, and spend the other 1% somewhere else in the company".
NO ONE WOULD.
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well good on him... ridiculous amount of money
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how many people would say "you know what, give me 4%, and spend the other 1% somewhere else in the company and print this good deed in the media so that it gains national attention and I'll be a seen as true team player and genuine leader".
Intangible benefit > monetary cost
We don't deal in that sort of money. In the NRL there is a salary cap of $3m per season pocket quite low considering it is one of our premier sports in the country...
The reason why they take less is to chase a premiership... Is it about the $$$ or the title?
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+1
the guy makes enough in endorsements. I know he has re-done his contract to help out the colts, but he's not a boyscout
the thread title here is just wrong. peyton is solid until the pressure is on...his ring is a joke. 3 TDs, 7 picks...way to lead your team to a title nerd (he also could never beat florida...year after he left tennessee, TEE MARTIN won the NC).
he's a great QB, that chokes when it matters
Also, Larry Bird had signed a contract for X amount of years in the 80's and because of his severe back problems that forced him to retire, he gave the last year ssalary back to the team. Legally he could have kept it because it was a signed contract but he did the decent thing and never accepted that money.
Good for Peyton though. I personally don't like him as a player because he is my fave team's rival and the one team that we seem to always play in the playoff's. But as a person I'm sure he's a great guy and I enjoy the commercials he does. Classy thing he did for his team. Hope he never wins a SB again though.
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should have taken monday off
Partner is on vacation this week...it wasn't an option
i highly doubt it
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no. but they are not hurting.
when ed and guys and peyton manning retire and or become disabled they won't get paid because their government is bankrupt
manning and vedder better have cash buried in the sand somewhere
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high dollar atheletes scare the hell out of me.
it shows the truth of were our priorities lie.
very scary to me
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Manning and Brady are the best NFL QB's since Montana and Elway. They should be making top $$ for their position. I agree that 18M per season is insane but that is what the market calls for. Many baseball players make more than that so it's all relative.
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Yeah baseball players are all way overpaid so let's not even compare them. I know that Manning and Brady are great. But this rhetoric that the Colts (and NFL.com for that matter) are spouting out is silly. Peyton took less than offered. But even that is still the tied for the most all-time. If he took less than Brady, I'd say he was trying to help the team. But man, Peyton has made more money than any NFL player ever and they still feel they have to break the bank for him.
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Like youngster said, Manning is one of the top 2 players at the most important position in the NFL. It's an insane amount of money, but it's what the market calls for in the NFL.
If all pro-athletes, no people, conducted their business and life like Peyton, the world would be a better place.
They do....dividends.
it's all relative people. people in ethiopia could use US as an example of greedy rich bastards who spend money on band fan clubs rather than sending money to the poor.
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it doesn't have to be all doom and gloom all the time, friend. just light fluffy fare for those who need a dose of anti-reality every now and again.
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Football season: 16 games
Baseball season: 162 games
So the elite MLB players should be making ten times the amount NFL players make.
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fucking ridiculous. Pro sports are a fucking joke yet I love my teams..... The amount of money these people make can help fight poverty and such like
fighting poverty and the like isn't all about money. playing Robin Hood won't make all the worlds problems go away.
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