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It isn't a matter of not paying. I think I pay for every service that carries games, but the games isn't the only reason I have the service, well, except for Sunday Ticket, that is all they show.

I am thinking about the poor, hard working people who can't afford to pay for the service to get the games.

Why don't you care about them?

LOL

It's odd that now all of a sudden you think capitalism is the enemy of the poor. That's a new one.

I don't. I think it can be their best friend. It's the way to a better life.

And for the record I don't seek to limit what the NFL can get for their product. I think they should tighten up the number of platforms. I think that can cause hardship for many fans.

I am not sure who carries what anymore, but for the ones who get one game a week, make them buy 2 different days. I am fairly certain that those with one game per week would be eager to pick up another game.

I'm more about priorities in terms of the poor. I'm more about them being fed and having a roof over their heads first. NFL games are pretty low on the priority list.

Once again the idea of "make them buy two instead" would be interfering in the way the NFL markets its games to broadcasters. To maximize their income from the broadcasting rights they open bids on these games in more separate packages. If any streaming platform has the means and desire to get more than one night a week they have every tight to outbid their competitors.

Joke. Sarcasm.

Patrick Mahomes leaps past Dak Prescott as NFL's highest-paid QB with record Chiefs extension worth $504.75M

Deal ties three-time Super Bowl champion to Kansas City through 2033 season

It seemed a bit, let's say, irregular over the past few years to see NFL quarterbacks who had never won or even played in a Super Bowl surpass Patrick Mahomes as the league's highest-paid quarterback.

That's changing starting in 2027.

On Wednesday, Mahomes vaulted over the entire quarterback pack in agreeing to a new contract with a two-year extension that is worth $504.75 million and ties him to the Kansas City Chiefs through the 2033 season. ESPN was first to report the news.

The deal is not yet signed but has been in the works for weeks between Mahomes' representatives at Equity Sports and Chiefs general manager Brett Veach and his team.

The extension means Mahomes now has a contract from 2026 to 2033 worth over half a billion dollars over eight seasons. That represents the first NFL contract to climb over the half-billion-dollar mark.

Mahomes can climb as high as $522.25 million if he meets incentives.

And this: When $239.05 million in new money kicks in starting in 2027, Mahomes will be averaging a reported $64 million per season.

That beats the $60 million per year on an annual average basis Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott gets as the NFL's current highest-paid quarterback.

And it certainly blows away the $45 million per year average Mahomes has been getting since signing his current contract in 2020.

Back then, Mahomes signed a 10-year contract worth $450 million. It made him the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL.

But in the ensuing years, players including Lamar Jackson, Justin Herbert, Brock Purdy, Tua Tagovailoa, Jared Goff, Trevor Lawrence, Josh Allen, Jordan Love and Prescott signed deals worth more on an annual average basis.

And you know how many Super Bowl championships all those higher-paid QBs boast?

Zero.

Mahomes has helped the Chiefs reach five Super Bowls. And they've won three.

That alone suggests Mahomes was underpaid while averaging $45 million per season. That, of course, can be debated because Mahomes hasn't exactly posted career statistics in recent years.

His annual passing yards have declined each of the last three seasons since he posted a career-high 5,250 passing yards in 2022.

But the statistics are affected by the talent level around him. The Chiefs have had offensive line issues and the wide receiver cast has been in flux and often inconsistent in recent years.

The important thing is whether the Chiefs believe Mahomes to be worthy of a raise. They've answered that question.

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/patr...-qb-record-chiefs-extension-worth-50475m

No Supplemental Draft in 2026
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id...tal-draft-brendan-sorsby-nfl-path-paused

I'm happy to see that issue is now settled.

Not Quite- always Lawyers involved- Sorsby's attorney, Jeffrey Kessler, called the NFL's decision "a violation of the CBA and the law" and said in a statement to CBS Sports that "we will pursue this immediately with the NFLPA." I don't get it, he-Sorsby- gambled on his/other college football games- players betting on games/ especially theirs is universally a no/no......yet, his lawyer says NFL broke law.....duh!, he ain't in the league yet and MOST employers can reject a prospective employee for poor judgement- he might not EVER play in NFL for his personal stupidity.

While his attorney may not be willing to admit it, it's over. But yes, this will make his path to the NFL even harder. I have no idea why the players union would want to get involved in a fight about someone who isn't even an NFL player. At this stage of the game I think his attorney is just making a lot of noise.

If you are an alcoholic or drug addict the NFL will bend over backwards to help you with your addiction. If you whup your girlfriend's azz you'll get a slap-on-the-wrist suspension and go to anger management classes. It reads to me like they aren't interested in giving/helping this kid with his addiction. Now comes the virtue signaling by the shield.

It would seem to me that this decision makes him an undrafted, free agent. That should make teams even MORE willing to take a chance.

Lastly, how is it even remotely reasonable to NOT hold a supplemental draft? The shield is essentially saying that they have no legal basis to stop the kid from joining the league...so their answer is to shut off the established avenue to do so. I can see the shield losing this battle in court...and I think they should.

The NFL decided not to hold a supplemental draft because it did not have enough time to review the complex case of former Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby, who had applied to enter the draft following a permanent NCAA gambling ban.

The league stated that Sorsby's application did not include a complete record of the NCAA's investigation. Because of the short window between his petition and league rules requiring the draft to be held at least seven days prior to the first training camp, the NFL opted against hosting the draft entirely. This decision effectively means Sorsby cannot join the NFL until the 2027 draft.

The NFL hasn't had a supplemental draft since 2019. It's an option left up to the discretion of the NFL that isn't owed to anyone.

I get what you're saying and I agree with you to a point. But a player who is known to gamble repeatedly on his own games casts a direct shadow as to whether the games are rigged. That's why it's a topic the NFL takes so seriously.

The ironic thing in all of this is how much the NFL is in bed with, well, NFL gambling. Reports surmise the NFL receive anywhere from $130MM to $270MM annually in sponsorships and ad revenue from sports gambling sites. This allegedly comes from a deal In 2021 where they signed a five year contract worth $1 Billon w/ sites like DraftKings, Fanduel, Caesar's, etc.

I'd take their concern about gambling more seriously if they weren't so invested in getting paid by the industry.

It's not only remotely reasonable, it's basically protocol to NOT hold a supplemental draft for any reason. I don't think you'll see many in the future and I think when you do, it will be nearly 100% because a player is experiencing a legitimate hardship. That's actually one of the driving factors for ever having the SD in the first place.

Now that players earn NIL money and are "free to roam" from team to team in college (don't have to sit a year if they're academically ineligible at a certain school), this will be (and has been) basically a thing of the past.

They certainly aren't going to hold one, in a rush job, for someone with game integrity issues. So, in that respect, you're correct, this is virtue signaling by the shield.

He is not an undrafted free agent becaue he didn't declare for the draft. Declaring that you want a supplemental draft isn't the same thing. All UDFA were eligible to be drafted, but weren't.

His only options now are to sue the league, which I believe would have to come from the NFLPA not his private attorney or declare for the 2027 draft where there will be a lot of other players to compete with after losing a year of college ball...

OR.. he could try to get on the CFL negotiation list, if they don't have an issue with the gambling in his past, then enter the NFL draft in 2027. This would be very difficult though since they are like 4 weeks into their season already.