AP All Day goes over the top wow

[Ease]

Yeah, I saw his comments too; Out-effing-rageous. There is real slavery going on around the world and his 10 mill ain't enough? Just another example of the mouth moving before the brain (if he even knows he was wrong).

[ChiefBenderForever]

Yeah I can't believe he is crying like this, he should be thinking about how to not fumble and hang onto the ball, how to play a full season, and finally, how to explain to the fans how they ended up in the bottom of the division with a worse record than Detroit next year.

[steve B]

10.72 million? for one year? Ok, I'll work under some truly horrific conditions for that sort of money. What a spoiled whiner.

Both sides really need to wake up.
Wasn't there some other sport that was doing very well and expanding into places nobody figured it could? They had a big network TV deal too. Then there as a lockout. I don't see much of them anymore, even in a town that has a good team.

Oh yes here it is on VS network, the one that carries stuff rejected by ESPN8. It's called Hockey.

Steve B

$10.72 million... I had no idea modern day slavery paid so well. This is an afront to REAL problems in the world.

I hope the owners lock them out and donate player salaries to relief efforts in Japan (48 X the league minimum would be a great start). One year without concussions would obviously do Adrian some good.

[Jay Wolt]

[QUOTE=pariah1107;878904]$10.72 million... I had no idea modern day slavery paid so well. This is an afront to REAL problems in the world.

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and that $10.72 million is over and above any $$$ the players make for making the playoffs
as each round the pot gets bigger. Plus I would venture to say AP's endorsements probably
bring in another $10 million or so annually.
Perhaps we should start a food drive for him & his family.

[steve B]

That would be a great protest. Everyone send a can of soup or something to his house with a note saying how we hope he's doing ok. A few thousand cans should ge the point across. Hopefully he'd donate most of them to a shelter or something.

Alas, if I was running something like that I'd be the only one sending anything, and I'd probably get arrested and have to explain it all to Postal inspectors, FBI, and homeland security.

Steve B

[bobbvc]

It always amazes me how sports fans and the public in general can side with the owners in these cases. Some athletes are making a lot of money to be sure, but in many cases ruining their bodies and you are paying to see THEM, not the owners. The owners are making Tens of millions many times over every year and not just in a few peak years like the athletes. The players aren't moving franchises in the middle of the night, taking public subsidies for more profitable stadiums. In any case the average fan is living a life much closer to that of a player than an owner.
And as far as the slavery comment, Walter Johnson said the same thing nearly 100 years ago.