Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
Everyone wants more money. I get it. I also know that when players get older and look back on their career they regret not winning a title more than not making an extra 2 or 3 million per year. I've heard many ex players talk about that. In Purdy's case if he is willing to take $40 million instead of $50 million that $10 million might help them keep an O lineman or a WR. It might help them win a SB. We're not talking about taking $10 million instead of $50 million. What can he do in his life with $50 million that he can't do with $40 million?
Thing is that extra $ doesn't guarantee s**t. They could lose all the same end of the day.
Brock could tear his UCL after one game, have to get TJ surgery and miss what could be multiple years of football. Good thing he took less money for himself and his family (said no one ever).
I never hear legit players say man I wish I didn't get paid so much, could have won a little more lol.
asking a guy to take $10M less on a standard 4 yr deal? No one is saying yeah sure I'll take $50M LESS to maybe have a better chance to win. No one, nor should they. If Brock feels like he's worth being the highest paid QB in football, then go make everyone else around you better. Prove it. He's gonna have to be play elite football without an all-star team around him at some pt. That's just how it goes. He sounds like he wants to be great, well go do it then. Mahomes did it.
Also the only reason Brady took less was because then wife was worth half a billion dollars…and guess what the patriots didn't subsidize that cash with more top end talent all the time either. They were hardly ever up against the cap and often got rid of dudes that wanted more cash, not brought in high end young talent that required fat contracts.