Josh Uche Traded to Chiefs

[Mosbonian]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

Uche is playing for a contract. That bodes well.

Now imagine a guy playing for a contract AND a Super Bowl ring.....nothing more motivating.

[Bump]

Originally Posted by Mosbonian

Now imagine a guy playing for a contract AND a Super Bowl ring.....nothing more motivating.

sometimes I wonder if there are players out there that would prefer to be on a team that doesn't make the playoffs, just so they don't have to work as long. I'm sure they get paid for post season, but there's gotta be some players that would rather go home

[Danguardace]

Originally Posted by Bump

sometimes I wonder if there are players out there that would prefer to be on a team that doesn't make the playoffs, just so they don't have to work as long. I'm sure they get paid for post season, but there's gotta be some players that would rather go home

There was an article I read about this a while back. The extra pay for post season isn't worth it for some.

[Bump]

Originally Posted by Danguardace

There was an article I read about this a while back. The extra pay for post season isn't worth it for some.

Ya I would have thought so. Plus I heard Cam Newton talk on his podcast that he didnt like going to the Superbowl that much because the season was so damn long as he said, something of that matter.

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by Danguardace

There was an article I read about this a while back. The extra pay for post season isn't worth it for some.

I actually looked into this during our last postseason run because I was curious. Players on the Super Bowl winning team stood to gain an additional $350,000ish in salary. That’s for the WC, Divisional, and CCG as well as the SB. Since there’s a two week gap between the CCG and SB, we’ll call it an extra 5 weeks of work - meaning about $70,000 per week assuming you win (the totals are lower if you lose).

Running some numbers, it looks like weekly game checks for a $1.2m salary would come out to just above $70,000 game checks. So if your base salary exceeds $1.2m, you are actually taking less money as you play into the postseason even if your team is winning.

Guys like Mahomes and Kelce go from making $3m and $1m per week to “only” $70k lol

[notorious]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

I actually looked into this during our last postseason run because I was curious. Players on the Super Bowl winning team stood to gain an additional $350,000ish in salary. That’s for the WC, Divisional, and CCG as well as the SB. Since there’s a two week gap between the CCG and SB, we’ll call it an extra 5 weeks of work - meaning about $70,000 per week assuming you win (the totals are lower if you lose).

Running some numbers, it looks like weekly game checks for a $1.2m salary would come out to just above $70,000 game checks. So if your base salary exceeds $1.2m, you are actually taking less money as you play into the postseason even if your team is winning.

Guys like Mahomes and Kelce go from making $3m and $1m per week to “only” $70k lol

And yet the owners make MORE money off of playoff games.

Pretty ****ed up.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

I actually looked into this during our last postseason run because I was curious. Players on the Super Bowl winning team stood to gain an additional $350,000ish in salary. That’s for the WC, Divisional, and CCG as well as the SB. Since there’s a two week gap between the CCG and SB, we’ll call it an extra 5 weeks of work - meaning about $70,000 per week assuming you win (the totals are lower if you lose).

Running some numbers, it looks like weekly game checks for a $1.2m salary would come out to just above $70,000 game checks. So if your base salary exceeds $1.2m, you are actually taking less money as you play into the postseason even if your team is winning.

Guys like Mahomes and Kelce go from making $3m and $1m per week to “only” $70k lol

but, most have bonus's based on playoffs and SB.

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by notorious

And yet the owners make MORE money off of playoff games.

Pretty ****ed up.

Right. They’re raking in cash in the postseason.

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

but, most have bonus's based on playoffs and SB.

This is a good point. It doesn’t appear like all escalators are public knowledge, but a lot of players do have them in their contract. Google says Mahomes earns an extra $1.25m for winning the Super Bowl and can earn another 1.25m if he wins regular season MVP.

Assuming he wins the SB but not MVP, he still takes a pay cut lol

Though I suppose you could counter that the additional exposure benefits faces of the franchise like him. He will earn much more in endorsements for consistently making it deep into the playoffs to offset the lower salary in January/February.

[Danguardace]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

I actually looked into this during our last postseason run because I was curious. Players on the Super Bowl winning team stood to gain an additional $350,000ish in salary. That’s for the WC, Divisional, and CCG as well as the SB. Since there’s a two week gap between the CCG and SB, we’ll call it an extra 5 weeks of work - meaning about $70,000 per week assuming you win (the totals are lower if you lose).

Running some numbers, it looks like weekly game checks for a $1.2m salary would come out to just above $70,000 game checks. So if your base salary exceeds $1.2m, you are actually taking less money as you play into the postseason even if your team is winning.

Guys like Mahomes and Kelce go from making $3m and $1m per week to “only” $70k lol

Yeah the article I read was titled something like "Why don't NFL players look too bothered when they lose in the Playoffs"

Could be why dynasties like the Chiefs and Pats seem to get more out of the bottom of the roster guys

[New World Order]

Originally Posted by Danguardace

Yeah the article I read was titled something like "Why don't NFL players look too bothered when they lose in the Playoffs"

Could be why dynasties like the Chiefs and Pats seem to get more out of the bottom of the roster guys

Because a lot of them make 250k a month

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by Danguardace

Yeah the article I read was titled something like "Why don't NFL players look too bothered when they lose in the Playoffs"

Could be why dynasties like the Chiefs and Pats seem to get more out of the bottom of the roster guys

I remember after we dusted the Dolphins’ dicks back in January, Tyreek held a postgame press conference and was talking about the end of the season. I specifically remember him seeming a little gloomy and he made a point to mention that “the football checks stop coming” so I’m sure a lot of guys are upset about the money train leaving the station for the time being.

[Coochie liquor]

Originally Posted by Bump

sometimes I wonder if there are players out there that would prefer to be on a team that doesn't make the playoffs, just so they don't have to work as long. I'm sure they get paid for post season, but there's gotta be some players that would rather go home

Seemed the Dolphins had this thinking in Arrowhead in January!