All About the Benjamin$
Wide out Calvin “Megatron” Johnson and defensive end “Super Mario” Williams signed two of the biggest contracts in NFL history. Johnson inked his name to an eight-year deal worth up to $132 million, making him the highest paid receiver in the NFL. Of that 132 million, 60 million is supposedly guaranteed money.
As for Williams, he reportedly signed a 6 year deal worth up to a 100 million dollars. Out of the 100 million dollars, 50 million is guaranteed money. Williams said, “I'm ecstatic, very excited. I can't wait for the opportunity." Of course he is excited. Who wouldn’t be excited after being guaranteed 50 million dollars?
Yet we hear countless athletes say, “It’s not about the money.”
Not to take anything away from these superstars, but they once again just proved it is exactly about the money. These two men are genetic freaks at their position. Their capabilities could have landed them on any team they desired. Yet, Johnson chose to stay with the Detroit Lions and Williams chose to make home out of Buffalo? When it comes down to it, neither one of these teams are capable of winning a Super Bowl right now. What happen to wanting to win a championship? What happened to wanting a ring?
The Lions improved tremendously last year. But, they are still not the team to beat. The Lions have an injury prone quarterback, a below average offensive line, and a slowly rising defense. Why would you want to stay? Face it, their best chance at winning lies in the hands of Ndamukong Suh and hoping Matthew Stafford stays healthy enough to get Johnson the ball.If the Bills biggest threat is wide out Stevie Johnson and quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, Bills fans better hope defense wins championships. These 2 men got the team off to a great 5-2 start last year and ended up not even making the playoffs.
However, with Williams being added to the mix, Buffalo might have one of the best defensive lines in the NFL. Williams will be playing beside, Kyle Williams, MarcellDareus, and Chris Kelsay. This front line will be sure to cause havoc. However, not enough havoc to win a ring. 
Is it exactly about the money? Elite athletes have short career spans. Shouldn't they make as much as they can (and hopefully save for the future)?
ReplyDeleteDr C
I agree to an extent. Depending on what position they play, how they play, ect., they could have a short career span.
ReplyDeleteWith the threat of short career, wouldn't they want to get a ring as fast as possible? It makes total sense to get paid too. But, they both could have got serious cash (may not as much, but still a good chunk) and signed with a better team. Either man could of signed with a contending team better suited to fit their fingers with some hardware.
That's why I find it absord to hear them claim it's not about the money.