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Back up the Brinks truck and just let the money just spill out into Tom’s garage. That would be the bonus money alone. Hey, make that several Brink’s trucks.
Just how do you name a figure that makes any sense at all after Philip Rivers received 93 Million bucks from the San Diego Chargers? Big Ben got a big contract and Eli Manning got a Giant contract, so where does that put that famous Patriot Tom Brady?
Why does the image of the Brinks truck keep coming back to me?
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How can this be happening and happening in Green Bay, where they are typically very sharp about their payouts to players?
Greg Jennings signed a contract that makes him the second highest paid receiver in the National Football League. He is second only to Larry Fitzgerald.
You can almost hear the rush to the phones as quite a few NFL receivers are texting their agents to ask for a better deal.
They always think they’re underpaid, and they always wait for that one example – a player they think can’t compare to them …read more

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Mark Sanchez just became a very rich young NFL quarterback. He has never thrown one pass in an NFL game and yet he is assured of making 28 million dollars. He may not even be the Jets new starter. That job could go to the other player that Mark Sanchez’s agent represents, Kellen Clemons.
So far Clemons has looked better, but there will be 28 million reasons to start Sanchez sooner rather than later. It could work, but the odds are against it. Sanchez does not even …read more

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No, not that Harrison, the other Harrison. The one that can still play big-time football. James Harrison, already of the Steelers, signed a long term contract to stay with the Steelers.
The Steelers have signed linebacker James Harrison to a new contract that will pay him $51.175 million over the next six years.
Harrison, the NFL’s 2008 defensive player of the year, will receive $20 million in bonus money.
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The Steelers are loaded with great defenders, but keeping James Harrison was a high priority. Harrison has taken an odd route to …read more

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Coach Mike McCarthy is asking Aaron Rodgers for a loan

Wonder how Brett Favre feels about this one. The Green Bay Packers anted up 65 million dollars and signed Aaron Rodgers through 2014.
On Friday morning, Thompson and the Packers finished high stakes but quick negotiations that began during the Packers’ bye last week, and signed Rodgers to a lucrative contract extension through the 2014 season. Rodgers had one more year left on his rookie deal, but Thompson pulled the trigger after watching Rodgers grow the three previous years and then this …read more

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Plaxico Burress catches the winning pass in the Super Bowl and dreams of his millions
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It is starting already.
In fact it probably started the day the New York Giants led by Eli Manning on a historic last game winning drive won the Super Bowl.
The celebrating, the banquet speaking circuit, the feeling great attitude, the feeling you are the best attitude, the forgot how hard it was and how lucky you were and all the things that happened at just the right times attitude.
The most visible …read more

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It was such a strange and long Saturday.
2008 NFL Draft day
Only 3 hours for round 1. Last year the NFL draft was over in 6 hours. No receivers taken in the first round. How odd. The fast guys must slow the draft down.
Jake Long
Jake Long officially became a Miami Dolphin. The first draft pick in 2008 for the NFL by Bill Parcells. Big Tuna could not get rid of the pick, so he overpaid a very good young tackle to the tune of 58 million …read more

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More power to Jake Long. Power, as in 58 million bucks.
That is right. 58 million smackaroonies for an offensive lineman. That is a lot of dough. That is way too much dough. Jake Long will most likely be a great left tackle, but that is too much money to spend to find that out.
Jake Long can now afford those Gucci football shoes
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The draft needs to be fixed. It is a joke to pay a football player that has …read more

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JaMarcus Russell has all the tools and now all the money to go with it!

Evidently when you are wanted you are wanted.
What a joke. Without even playing a single down in the NFL, JaMarcus Russell will walk off with a fortune.
Who does he think he is, Tiger Woods?
Without making 1 touchdown pass or proving he can win, JaMarcus Russell will sign an unbelievable record rookie contract.
Who does he think he is, LeBron James?
The final contract needs to be approved by the NFL, but it will be worth

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Michael Vick is off to court
The wheeling, the dealing, the backroom negotiations all came to a head on Friday as Michael Vick was very careful not to cop a plea for gambling.
Oh, Michael admitted to conspiracy to kill the dogs that were not up to snuff and Michael agreed that he bankrolled the operation for the Bad Newz Kennels to run the dog fighting operation, but he did not admit to gambling.
You should not be surprised that for the price of his very high priced lawyers, Michael was trading some …read more