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Originally posted by CoachAlan
Consider that a player's salary is relative to the amount of revenue the game generates. If the Browns don't pay out the money to their players, then it just stays in the pockets of the Lerner family.
Somebody's going to get rich off the NFL. Why would you prefer that it be the already-crazy-wealthy owners and not the players who put their bodies on the line every day? The Lerners are rich enough. Asking for income that's relative to the type of wealth you're expected to generate seems fairly reasonable to me.
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Players that DESERVE to get the money have been getting the money. What was Payton's signing bonus? Something like $34.5 MILLION. At the Pro Bowl almost all of the star players there were thanking him because they can now rightfully demand a contract in that range and reasonably get it.
Payton was a first pick overall, is a Co-MVP, a key part of the Colts game, and cannot be replaced without modifications to the system.
Kellen Winslow is a sixth pick overall, is offered a contract (a very nice contract) which was equivilent to the person drafted ahead of him (who many say by far was the best defensive player in the draft). Oh, and would be a record for his position before he even played a down, without even proving ONCE that he is a good player, not even great, just good.
A big chunk of the pie DOES go to the players *who deserve it*. Rookies that haven't done jack shit in the league don't deserve a dime until they prove themselves. A record setting contract that falls in place on the draft board is 100% fair and reasonable. When Winslow shows me a few great seasons, then maybe he should be in the group of superstars, otherwise he's just a greedy S.O.B.