The Big Takeaway from this is that you don't have to have a High IQ to land a $229 million contract, you just have to have world-class speed, a legendary first step, and unmatched velocity in transition.
HEARTBREAKING: #NFL HCs and GMs LAUGHED AT Darren Sproles when he measured in at the combine and was only 5-foot-6 and weighed in at 170 pounds.
Sproles called his dad: “They laughed at me”
His Dad replied: “You know what to do”
Sproles became a legend.
Watch Tate Taylor rewrite the high school record books again 👀🔥
The high schooler runs 19.97 to break 20 seconds for the first time, shatter his own national record and finish second in the @Toyota men’s 200m 👏
#USATFTour | #ContinentalTourGold
Cristiano Ronaldo is the world’s highest-paid athlete, with earnings of $300 million for the past 12 months, and now has a net worth estimated at $1.2 billion. https://t.co/Je90BfqR0U (Photo: Tim Clayton via Getty Images)
The #Falcons are signing WR Drake London to a 4-year, $141 million extension worth up to $150 million, including $100 million guaranteed, per multiple reports
An unprecedented decision: The NC State Board of Education's Independent Interscholastic Athletic Appeals Board has overturned the viral disqualification of Mallard Creek track star Nyan Brown in the NCHSAA 8A state championship meet.
Mallard Creek is now the co-8A state champion with Jordan High School.
The NCHSAA’s Board of Directors convened for an emergency meeting on Tuesday morning to confirm the decision, which was passed down from the Athletic Appeals Board.
More on this breaking story: https://t.co/KjYod1SgUx
Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul says $200 million isn't as much money as athletes think
"I got guys, 22, making $200 million over the next four or five years. I'm constantly telling them that's not a lot of money based upon where you're starting, because you're starting from zero"
"How do we understand how to compound that. Everyone's not going to play into their 40s. They're done when they're 33. They're paying a 51–55% tax"
"Not to mention jeans today, the ones they want that they're buying in excess, which they probably don't really need, cost $2,000"
"No athlete can afford to fly private all the time, yet we see so many athletes on Instagram flying private"
"I fly Delta. I cannot afford to fly private, and that's okay with me. I'm just trying to get where I'm trying to go to make the money. I'm not trying to spend the money"
"The times I do fly private, you will never see it on Instagram because it's not for show"
Rich Paul says he always viewed LeBron as the ‘People’s champ’ like Muhammad Ali:
“If you win 1 time in Cleveland, there’s nothing else to be done… The idea of going back home and winning one. I always looked at LeBron to be more of what I would say the Peoples champ like Muhammad Ali was. Even when he lost I feel like people really embraced him.”
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𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚: Rams star LB Jared Verse showed off his custom $150K anime Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk.
The car features graphics from the Seven Deadly Sins, Naruto, and Luffy.
Verse is signed to a 4-year, $15M rookie contract.