We see these big $$$ contracts in sports, all sports, from an outsider’s point of view.
They don’t get that $$$ in total. Uncle Sam gets a huge chunk right off the top, about 40%. Then the states and cities that the PLAY IN, not live in, gets their share when they come to town. Then, the state and municipalities they actually live in gets their cut. And their agent gets his 10-15% cut. So in the end he didn’t actually get $17 million, he got about a third of that........................
I understand that. I researched him after I posted and found that he had two or three reasonably (or very) successful seasons. That says to me that for that period he was making a lot more than $500K a year. Hell,if I could make a million dollars (plus) for even two years I’d make sure that it would ensure my future for years to come.