Source: sportsnaut.com --- Sunday, July 02, 2017
NBA free agency is in full swing, and we’re starting to see some huge contracts being inked. This doesn’t sit well with NFL players like Sammy Watkins. The Buffalo Bills receiver retweeted something Jake Steinberg tweeted out on Saturday, that “NFL players have the right to be pissed. They get smallest piece of the pie. NFL has $12B in annual revenue; NBA has $5B.” Here are just a couple of examples that show just how rich the new deals in the NBA are right now. Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry signed a five-year deal worth $201 million — all of it guaranteed. It’s a new NBA record, but it won’t be for long as the Association continues to see its salary cap rise. Heck, all you need to know about NBA salaries is that J.J. Reddick signed a one-year deal worth $23 million to play for Philadelphia next season. Meanwhile, NFL players are well behind their NBA counterparts. And even the biggest contracts signed in the NFL aren’t worth as much as they appear to be, because only a portion of the money is guaranteed. Watkins believes his 2014 NFL Draft class will be the one to change the market. We gotta get paid more I'm pretty sure 2014 class will change the market — King Me (@sammywatkins) July 2, 2017 There are certainly some power players from the 2014 draft class, including Derek Carr, who just inked the richest deal in NFL history . Others include Carr’s Oakland Raiders teammate Khalil Mack, Houston Texans linebacke ...
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