Who out there would like to have $1 million?
I know I would. I would have a good time riding around in my white diamond Escalade. What if I upped the amount to $98 million for seven years?
Does that sound like a deal? Yeah, I thought that I would have some takers.
The Indianapolis Colts spent this amount on Tennessee’s own Peyton Manning.
Now before everyone gets their panties in a wad, let me say one thing: I know that Peyton is a great guy that does a lot for charity.
Great … good for him. What I want to know is why in the world this man is worth $98 million? His signing bonus alone was $34.4 million.
Okay, so what the hell is a signing bonus?
Does this mean that sweet Peyton put his name on a piece of paper to say that he would play for the Colts for seven more years?
Well, I could put my name on a piece of paper, but I’m pretty sure that it would just get crumpled up and thrown away. So why is Peyton better than me?
Well I guess some could argue that he is one of the best players in the NFL and was co-MVP this past season.
Now let’s break this down. Mr. Manning himself makes $14 million a year.
If you take away the signing bonus, he still makes $9 million a year.
There are people in this world that are starving or barely making ends meet and we are spending $98 million for one man to throw a ball that is made from pigskin.
In the United States, we put someone’s worth in dollar amounts, so is that what the NFL is trying to tell its viewers?
Hey, Peyton knows how to throw a ball so we’re going to give him craploads of money, but to the common man who keeps the NFL running, you’re just not worth our time.
But they are the reason that Manning has a job. It’s not that he can throw a football, but that people want to see him do it! Maybe we as football lovers should take a look around at what is wrong with this picture. Instead of putting so much worth on one man, maybe we should use it to help all of mankind.
Before I started to do this article, I got some advice that Peyton was not the man to attack, but I decided differently. Peyton does a lot for charity and I will give him props for that, but why does this money get to go through Peyton to these charities?
Why can’t the money just go straight to them? Value — it’s all about someone’s value.
Another condition is that Peyton has the right to refuse or accept the amount of money that he’s offered.
Apparently, the man bargained till he got the money that he felt he deserved.
Manning knew that he would get what he wanted because he is one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL.
So why in the world does Manning think that he is worth $98 million? Why did he decide that that was a suitable amount for him to return?
When did our hero get such a big head?

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