With these ridiculous figures flying around during NBA free agency, a few NFL players decided to speak out on it with jealousy attached.
By Robby Sabo
The entirety of Day 1 of the NBA free agency period totaled a stellar amount of $1 billion. In fact, it passed the $1 billion mark.
According to ESPN, it’s more near the $1.4 billion total that teams have promised to players.
Kevin Love, Anthony Davis, Marc Gasol, Jimmy Butler, Greg Monroe, Goran Dragic and Danny Green are just a few names of the rich and famous ballers who are getting paid.
Thanks to the massive amount of absurdity in green, a few NFL players have taken notice. One such guy is Washington Redskins safety Duke Ihenacho:
All this guaranteed money NBA throwing. Meanwhile the NFL, which generates the most money wont even make the league minimum $1M
— Duke Ihenacho (@NachoLyfe) July 1, 2015
Yes $1M minimum. That means every single player’s salary in the NFL should start there. Highest risk of injury..brain trauma, richest league — Duke Ihenacho (@NachoLyfe) July 1, 2015
We players don’t even speak our opinion on this because we don’t wanna be fined or punished or whatever. But most of us feel this way.
— Duke Ihenacho (@NachoLyfe) July 1, 2015
Then, some of his NFL brethren decided to chime in:
These NBA contracts are crazy!!! Happy for the the players in that League #NBAFreeAgency — Brian Orakpo (@rak98) July 2, 2015
Dear NBA is it too late for me to live out my hoop dreams ?!!! Eww Lord these boys getting paid
— Tony Carter (@tonycarter904) July 1, 2015
Man everyday getting paid today it’s like Christmas in July can I go back and hoop again please?!?!?!? — Dominique Jones (@DominiqueJones5) July 1, 2015
Boy these NBA contracts! 💰👀
— T.J. Ward (@BossWard43) July 1, 2015
For all the obvious reasons it is true: NFL players get the raw end in this deal.
Although, once you take the normal everyday man into account who works 40-hours a weed in a nine-to-fiver, their payday doesn’t seem so bad.
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