Bobby Bonilla, and the deferred contract
Today is July 1st, otherwise known as Bobby Bonilla day. But, why mention a retired baseball player in an NFL related discussion? Well, as you may recall, rather than take a huge contract up front from the New York Mets, the two sides agreed to defer his contract payments for 10 years, and then pay him over 1,000,000 bucks a year, starting in 2011, and ending in 2035. So, why mention it here? Honestly? Because I think every NFL contract should be structured that way. We always see stories of players who are broke just a few years after retiring, because they couldn't stop blowing the millions and millions they earned upfront. How many of those players would have been far better off, if their contracts were deferred? If the payments (not the number of years) were stretched over a few decades, so that long after the player retires, he still has a steady, stable income? Cam Newton signs with the New England Patriots Honestly, I am surprised it took them that long. It was clear, at least to me, that New England would be the best possible fit for Cam Newton, and that Cam Newton would be the best fit for New England... It's an incentive-laden contract, the Patriots didn't really take much of a risk at all. If Newton never plays, they only pay him like a million bucks. (I forget the actual amount). If Newton plays and hits all of his incentives, the contract is only for $7.5 million. He is a free agent again next year, so if Cam Newton demonstrates he is 100% healthy again, starts over Stidham, and has a good year, he stands to get a much more substantial contract next offseason. If he struggles, NE is barely out any cash. Cam gets the chance to prove he is healthy, gets to play for a future HOF coach, and NE gets a backup/potential starting QB with all kinds of NFL experience, on the cheap. It's a WIN/WIN. Florida's entire legal case against Bob Kraft is in jeopardy In a nutshell, the Florida Solicitor General, Jeffrey DeSousa, the guy whose job it is to argue the state's case in front of the Court of Appeals regarding the whole solicitation of prostitution case against Patriots owner Bob Kraft after the state got demolished in court last year by the circuit court, may very well be looking at 0-2 against Mr. Kraft. The presiding judge in the 3-judge appeals court panel, Robert M. Gross, just eviscerated the prosecution on 4th Amendment grounds. Not only on the 4th Amendment itself, but on decisions that the US Supreme Court has made regarding the 4th Amendment. If he is representative of the general opinion of the other two judges on the panel, Florida has exactly no chance in hell at winning their appeal. ESPN being ESPN when it comes to Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson Articles posted on the same day: MVP, but 0-2 in the playoffs -- Is there reason to worry about Lamar Jackson? Then, What makes Lamar Jackson such a special player Silly ESPN. NFL punishes Patriots for Spygate 2.0 (the Browns/Bengals thing, I know, I forgot completely about it too) 1.1 million dollar fine, loss of 2021 3rd round draft pick, and their TV crew isn't allowed to shoot any games during the 2020 season.
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