The_Philster
07-16-2003, 06:21 PM
Funny Money
At some point in the coming weeks, Priest Holmes and Kansas City Chiefs officials will stand side by side, smile for the cameras, and announce an eight-figure contract extension for the player who in the past two years has blossomed into the NFL's most productive (and underpaid) running back.
Maybe between now and then, the Colts and Peyton Manning will get busy and do something about reducing the quarterback's unwieldy $15.3 million cap number for 2003, via a new nine-figure mega-deal that comes complete with a glitzy $21 million signing bonus.
Both agreements will inspire screaming headlines chocked full of zeroes and talk of how these two high-profile players are now assured of wearing their current colors for the rest of their careers. And maybe, just maybe, the deals will make those wishes come to pass....
more (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/don_banks/news/2003/07/16/monopoly_money/)
At some point in the coming weeks, Priest Holmes and Kansas City Chiefs officials will stand side by side, smile for the cameras, and announce an eight-figure contract extension for the player who in the past two years has blossomed into the NFL's most productive (and underpaid) running back.
Maybe between now and then, the Colts and Peyton Manning will get busy and do something about reducing the quarterback's unwieldy $15.3 million cap number for 2003, via a new nine-figure mega-deal that comes complete with a glitzy $21 million signing bonus.
Both agreements will inspire screaming headlines chocked full of zeroes and talk of how these two high-profile players are now assured of wearing their current colors for the rest of their careers. And maybe, just maybe, the deals will make those wishes come to pass....
more (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/don_banks/news/2003/07/16/monopoly_money/)