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To: KCRW
I hope this kid is not throwing away a chance to defend his National Championship title, in order make a few bucks.

Now that's a touch choice! Let's see, another year in school, rooming with some other dude, having to get on a bus and ride for 10 hours at a stretch...

OR...Sign a multi-year $40 million contract and never have to worry about doing real work ever again.

Let me think on that and get back to you!

23 posted on 01/08/2006 7:25:04 PM PST by SamAdams76 (Time to clean up for the cleaning people)
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To: SamAdams76

Or Young could play another year at Texas, actually win the Heisman trophy, prove himself a true leader and lead his team another National Championship and sign for 60 million next year.

If life is all about money- Young should be smart enough to get as much as he can.

Quick- name the last quarterback to leave school early, be successful, and get $40 mil?? Ben Roethlisberger? Yep- Ben played for the league minimum his first year. His signing bonus did not kick in until a year later.

Eli Manning, had a great senior year in college- his signing bonus- $20 mil- about a 1/3 of that was paid up front.

Quarterbacks that graduate make more money today in the NFL than do quarterbacks who left school early.


39 posted on 01/09/2006 3:18:30 AM PST by KCRW
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