Joe Haden says most people have no idea how quickly an NFL contract disappears once taxes and family expenses hit.
“I signed a five-year, $50 million contract.”
“I had about $26.6 million guaranteed.”
“My first year, I got a $12 million signing bonus.”
“After taxes, I only touched around $7 million.”
“The first thing I did was give my parents $3 million.”
“Then I bought them a $1 million house.”
“So right away, about $5 million was gone.”
“I bought my brothers cars.”
“I bought myself a penthouse.”
“I got a Range Rover Sport and a Bentley GT.”
“People hear $50 million and think you’ve got $50 million sitting in the bank.”
“That’s not how it works.”
“You look up after all that and realize you might only have around $1 million left.”
“You start understanding real quick that a $50 million contract is not actually $50 million.”
“That’s why so many guys go broke.”
Zach LaVine will be opting into his $49 million player option with the Kings, per @sam_amick
"Zach LaVine and his agency are not leaving that money on the table. So, he's not opting out."
(Via @Sactown1140)
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If you could take your heart out of it, this would be a no-brainer for the Warriors.
They could even keep that last first and it would still be a no-brainer.
The Giants have 5 grand slams in their last 17 games
That’s the most grand slams in a 17-game span in Giants franchise history
Their previous shortest span to accumulate 5 grand slams was 23 games, between April 14 and May 10, 1970
h/t @EliasSports