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July 10, 2017 at 10:02 am #70850
JackPMillerParticipantTerrance Knighton goes on Twitter rant after James Harden gets paid
According to Pot Roast, Aaron Rodgers should be making more than Harden
by Sean Wagner-McGoughJames Harden, one of the best players in the NBA, just signed a new contract with the Houston Rockets that’s worth a reported $228 million. Derek Carr, one of the best players in the NFL, just signed a new contract with the Oakland Raiders that’s worth a reported $125 million.
In case you missed it, NBA players make more money than NFL players. And one former NFL player, Terrance “Pot Roast” Knighton isn’t happy about it.
Shortly after Harden inked his new deal, Knighton — formerly of the Jaguars, Broncos, Redskins and Patriots — went on a lengthy Twitter rant about underpaid football players. According to Knighton, Aaron Rodgers should make more money than Harden, Tom Brady should make more money than Steph Curry, and so on:
NFL makes billions a year. Time to get back to that negotiation table.
And this time we need to stay strong and not budge. Make em Pay!!!
— Terrance Knighton (@MisterRoast98) July 8, 2017Aaron Rodgers should be making more money then James Harden
— Terrance Knighton (@MisterRoast98) July 8, 2017Tom Brady should be making more money then Steph Curry
— Terrance Knighton (@MisterRoast98) July 8, 2017Aqib Talib and Chris Harris should be making more then Evan Turner
— Terrance Knighton (@MisterRoast98) July 8, 2017Antonio Brown should be making more money then Mike Conley
— Terrance Knighton (@MisterRoast98) July 8, 2017Shall I continue?
— Terrance Knighton (@MisterRoast98) July 8, 2017He continued:
Julio Jones should be making more money then Demar Derozan
— Terrance Knighton (@MisterRoast98) July 8, 2017Aaron Donald should be making more money then Otto Porter
— Terrance Knighton (@MisterRoast98) July 8, 2017I could name 30 people who should be making more money then Chandler Parsons
— Terrance Knighton (@MisterRoast98) July 8, 2017I could name another 30 that should be making more then Harrison Barnes
— Terrance Knighton (@MisterRoast98) July 8, 2017Big Ben should be getting paid more then James Harden
— Terrance Knighton (@MisterRoast98) July 8, 2017Ima take a break. More to come…………
— Terrance Knighton (@MisterRoast98) July 8, 2017And then he went for the walk-off home-run:
Last year NFL took in 13 Billion in revenue. The NBA 4.8 Billion. Miss me wit that 53 vs 15 man roster crap. Next………………
— Terrance Knighton (@MisterRoast98) July 9, 2017[/centerBut most importantly, he realized that he used improper grammar the entire time:
lol I apologize for the then vs than yesterday in my rant. Anyways….. all facts.
— Terrance Knighton (@MisterRoast98) July 9, 2017Unfortunately for Knighton, our John Breech recently explained why NFL players are unlikely to ever make as much money as NBA players, which Knighton alluded to above:
Here’s the main reason why NBA players make more: There are fewer players to pay.The 32 NFL teams are paying roughly 2,000 players a year when you consider
the 53-man roster and practice squads.
In the NBA, there are only about 500 players collecting paychecks,
which means each player gets a bigger piece of the salary pie.Anyway, Knighton is hardly the first player to complain about the state of NFL contracts. When NBA free agency began, Bills receiver Sammy Watkins also used Twitter to advocate for better contracts. There’s no doubt that NFL players are significantly underpaid compared to NBA players. There’s no doubt that they should probably be compensated better considering just how dangerous the game of football is. Players are always one bad hit away from facing the end of their career.
So, what can NFL players do? Our Amy Trask — and the former CEO of the Raiders — weighed in on the challenges they face.
Chiming in on chitter chatter about NFL labor issues to again note that an issue for players is that the average career very short so (1/2)
— Amy Trask (@AmyTrask) July 9, 2017(2/2) a strike can consume a significant percentage of it – owners know this, understand this leverage and can play brinkmanship.
— Amy Trask (@AmyTrask) July 9, 2017 -
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