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Originally Posted by Amnorix
No, usually the real money is when they hit free agency the first time. Keep in mind that only 1st round picks get decent money -- even 2nd rounder's money isn't great, especially on the guaranteed side. Rookies who actually turn out to be decent hit big twice, at least.
The economics of the other sports are VERY different. 82 or 162 games versus 16. 12 players or 25 players versus 53. Tom Brady makes less than JD Drew or something silly like that. Garnett/Pierce/Allen ALL make more than ANY NFL player. And the reason is 100% because NFL economics are very different.
In baseball you have a 25 man roster, but only about 13 matter ALL that much, and with about 4 superstars you are a dominant team.
Basketball -- 5 guys on the court at any point in time, and 12 people total on the team.
Football -- 22 starts, plus special teamers. Your great QB doesn't matter worth a damn without an OLine and some decent WRs.
It goes on and on. The economics just aren't the same.
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I understand the economics...and the roster size and the amount of games played etc. etc. etc.
But a guy like Michael Strahan who was only worth like $20M last year during his divorce case...
Yikes. You'd think the star players would have more than the $100M+ Tim Salmon made during his MLB playing days
