Ed Monnet

[the Sports ON Tap @thesportsontap]

When the Detroit Lions drafted Ryan Broyles in the second round in 2012, he signed a contract worth more than $3.6 million, with over $1.4 million guaranteed and a signing bonus north of a million on top of it. He'd left Oklahoma as the all-time leading receiver in the history of major college football.

For a lot of young players, that's the moment the spending starts. The cars, the jewelry, the house that's twice as big as anyone needs.

Broyles did the opposite. He decided to live like he was broke.

He'd read the statistics that haunt every locker room, the ones about NFL players who earn millions and end up bankrupt within a few years of their last game. He didn't want to be a cautionary tale. So he sat down with a financial adviser and got a piece of advice that reshaped how he saw his money: figure out what you actually need, set a budget, live inside it, and invest the rest.

He and his wife Mary Beth spent a few months tracking exactly what a comfortable life cost them. The number they landed on was about $60,000 a year. Everything above that, the overwhelming majority of his NFL income, went straight into savings and investments.

"When I come to work, I don't think about the money," Broyles said during his career. "My wife has no worries. My child has no worries. I got the mindset of a businessman off the field."

A college mentor had once talked to him about where to put money if he ever made it big, and one idea stuck: real estate. So that's where he went. His first rental property came in 2012, in Tulsa. Then another. Then another. He'd find them, buy them, and manage them, sometimes closing deals over the phone. He described it almost like an addiction, the constant urge to do one more.

His NFL career, meanwhile, never got off the ground. Injuries wrecked all three of his seasons in Detroit, and the Lions released him during the 2015 preseason. He spent a year training and waiting for a call that never came, then walked away rather than hang on just to hang on.

Here's the difference. When football ended for Ryan Broyles, it wasn't a crisis. It was a transition he'd been preparing for the entire time.

Today he runs a company managing around 40 rental properties. He invested in a restaurant overlooking the University of Oklahoma campus where he became a legend, and he doesn't just cut checks, he shows up in work clothes and demos tile and installs toilets alongside his crews. One of his business partners called him "a Renaissance man."

Most players spend their careers praying the money lasts. Ryan Broyles guaranteed it, by spending years pretending he barely had any.

[Catturd ™ @catturd2]

LOL - these just keep getting better and better.

I guess it's 24 hours straight in a McDonalds.

[Jalen Posey @indy_sooner]

I find this VERY interesting

Matthew Stafford Vs. Baker Mayfield first 8 years in the league.

Games Started:

Matthew Stafford: 109 games played Detroit Lions.

Baker Mayfield: 123 games played / 120 starts (across four teams: Browns, Panthers, Rams, Buccaneers).

Passing Yards:

Matthew Stafford: 30,303 yards

Baker Mayfield: 28,525 yards

Passing Touchdowns:

Matthew Stafford: 187 touchdowns
Baker Mayfield: 197 touchdowns

Interceptions:

Matthew Stafford: 108 interceptions

Baker Mayfield: 101 interceptions

Passer Rating:

Matthew Stafford: 86.8 passer rating

Baker Mayfield: 91.2 passer rating

[Dean Blevins @DeanBlevins]

Steve Young tells @dpshow former #Sooners’ OL Trent Williams could be greatest FOOTBALL player … ever.

Definitely, “the best tackle. A Hall of Famer’s Hall of Famer. He’s that good.” Took Garrett out of game last night.
@OU_Football

[Tyler McComas @Tyler_McComas]

The OU fan turnout rivals road 2013 at Notre Dame, 2015 at Tennessee and 2017 at Ohio State.

And there may be more in Ann Arbor than any of those. Legendary turnout

[MLFootball @MLFootball]

🚨🚨AMAZING STORY🚨🚨

BAKER MAYFIELD’S JOURNEY IS UNBELIEVABLE:

• Barely recruited out of high school
• Received zero major FBS scholarship offers
• Walked on at Texas Tech
• Became the first true freshman walk-on QB to start an FBS season opener
• Left Texas Tech and walked on AGAIN at Oklahoma
• Won the starting job at Oklahoma
• Won the 2017 Heisman Trophy
• Became the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft
• Led Cleveland to its first playoff win in 26 years
• Played through a torn labrum in 2021
• Traded by Cleveland in 2022
• Benched and released by Carolina
• Claimed off waivers by the Rams
• Joined Tampa Bay on a one-year, $4M prove-it deal
• Revived his career and made the Pro Bowl
• Earned a 3-year, $100M contract in 2024
• Became Tampa Bay’s franchise quarterback
• Now agrees to a 3-year, $165 MILLION extension through 2029

From an overlooked high school quarterback who had to WALK ON twice…

To a Heisman Trophy winner, No. 1 overall pick, and a $55 MILLION-per-year #NFL franchise quarterback.

Baker Mayfield never stopped betting on himself.

WHAT. A. JOURNEY.

👏❤️

[𝔸𝕕-ℍ𝕠𝕔 @DaungerField]

@PatrickWCutler

[Deep Leaks @DeepLeaksHQ]

Last year, Bill Nye the Science Guy said the best way to stop hurricanes was to vote for Kamala Harris.

This year, the United States marked its first hurricane-free September in a decade.

Moral of the story? Stop listening to climate alarmists.

[Ed Monnet @MonnetEd]

Bo Jackson

[Vinny’s Corner @VinnysCorner1]

You can’t say Michael Jordan, Mike Tyson, Barry Bonds, or Tom Brady.

Who is the greatest athlete you’ve ever watched?

[Chücke Pēt Rōs HSTL ⭕🙌🏾 🖕🏾🤘 @AyOHuSTLE]

Last thing a center wanna see

[𝘑𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘈𝘺𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘵 📡🌪️🤓🍷🏴‍☠️ @jamesaydelott]

Milwaukee, Wisconsin schools closed tomorrow for
"Excessive Heat"

And they seriously laugh at us for closing schools for 1/2" of snow.

Our sincere hopes they'll be able to bear up, find the strength, and make it through the upper 80s on Wednesday.

[Sooner Gridiron @ouvstheworld]

David Stone. 🗣️🗣️🗣️

"I’m ready to go hit someone in the mouth."

🔗 https://t.co/iyLIvGQlML

✍️ @CarsonDField | #BoomerSooner

[NDNSPORTS.COM @ndnsports]

Oklahoma walk-on Kenny Wermy (Comanche/Arapaho/Cheyenne), a 6-4 312 lbs offensive lineman, was informed today by Sooners head coach Brent Venables that he has been put on scholarship! 👏
#NativeAthlete #Comanche #Arapaho #Cheyenne #OU #SEC

[Oklahoma Football @OU_Football]

From Nigeria to Norman 📍 Michael Fasusi, in his own words

📝 » https://t.co/jiJ9M9n4GG

[Mason Young @Mason_Young_0]

Brent Venables just said on his coaches show that #Sooners walk-ons Casen Calmus, Trey Brown, Kenny Wermy, Sean Hutton and Liam Evans were told after practice tonight that they’ve been put on scholarship.

[Covered Wagons Recruiting @OUCrystalBall]

New #Sooners On3 🏈 Prediction

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 2028 LB Jay Schell
📏 6’2” / 215 lbs
🏫 Rabun Gap-Nachooche HS (Rabun Gap, GA)
🎚️ 60
✍️ By Josh McCuistion
🎤⬇️ Oklahoma Recruiting Editor

Profile: https://t.co/YtihrXkJuL

#OUDNA28

[Brody Lusk @BrodyLusk247]

Brent Venables’ extension is already resonating with a top 2028 target.

Four-star Connor Arant (@ConnorArant) explained why Venables being “locked up” makes the #Sooners intriguing and discussed his relationship with Jason Witten.

Full story ➡️ https://t.co/pGQA1WyLaC

[George Stoia III @GeorgeStoia]

Venables on Lloyd Avant: "Incredibly consistent... He's tough... How he competes is really loud... Low-maintenance dude... He's strong, tough, physical... Very natural behind his pads... Guys are really attracted to his competitive nature." #Sooners

[Parker Thune @ParkerThune]

After a lingering injury rehab that kept him off the practice field almost all offseason, it's go-time for #Sooners WR Trell Harris, a Virginia transfer. Brent Venables says his starting Z receiver hasn't missed a beat since getting healthy.

"He's a tremendous playmaker."

[Brandon Drumm @Bdrumm_OUI]

Absolute stud. Every QB that comes through Bixby is on point. Butcher is the exact same.

They coach them up and @BixbySpartanFB head coach Loren Montgomery and his staff always have them playing elite football. Butcher did just that Friday!

Scary for the rest of #OKPreps 6A-1.