NY Giants quarterback Eli Manning agrees $97m dollar deal

[Richmark Sentinel]

Source: Associated Press wire

ALBANY, New York August 6 Sapa-AP

By TOM CANAVAN

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning has agreed to a
six-year, $97 million contract extension, making him the NFL's
highest-paid player.

A person close to the talks, speaking on condition of anonymity
because the deal had not been signed or announced, said Manning
will be paid about $15.3 million in annual salary to the end of the
2015 season.

The deal means he will now be paid more than his older brother
and Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, who receives an
average $14.2 million annually, and Oakland Raiders cornerback
Nnamdi Asomugha, who will get $15.1 million per year under his new
three-year contract.

Carolina defensive end Julius Peppers will make $16.7 million in
the coming season - but it's only a one-year deal.


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[Lorax7844]

1. Ole Miss Represent!!

I talked to Eli once briefly when he lived above the Square in Oxford. Shook his hand and told him good game, he smiled and said thanks. He was polite and a gentleman. It's a nice feather in our cap, people around here could not be more proud of him.

[d_b]

2. hot damn

war giants!

[sofa king]

3. Wow, that sure is a lot of money.

I hope he buys vitamins for the entire nation of Ghana, or something. But my guess is he'll buy a big-ass truck first.

[napi21]

4. Nothing anybody does is worth that much! Few of us can afford to even go to a game

becaise pf this insanity! Why are the owners even agreeing to stupid salaries like that?

[elocs]

5. As with any of us, as long as he didn't put a gun to anyone's head,

Manning is "worth" whatever he can get. None of us would like it if other DUers decided what we were worth. Sure it's a lot of money, but if he gets it, he deserves it.

[provis99]

25. nonsense. The NFL has limited entry.

It deliberately restricts competition and the number of teams, hence the number of players, thus ARTIFICIALLY boosting revenues and salaries. If there were an open market functioning instead of the monopolistic NFL, top players would rarely earn more than %50,000 per year.

[elocs]

27. It's not nonsense. People are entitled to make as much as they are able to get.

That goes for us, that goes for Manning. Nobody is forcing the Giants to pay him that much.

[tkmorris]

7. I agree with you, but

As long as people keep buying the tickets and filling the stadiums, the players are going to demand (and get) a piece of that pie. I fully expect attendance to be down this season though, and soon certain clubs will start feeling the pinch and unloading players they can no longer afford.

[Blue_Tires]

24. well don't forget

attendance revenues is just gravy...the REAL money the franchises make comes from the TV contracts, advertisers, marketing deals, and merchandising...a decade ago there was some number-crunching team exec who said the team doesn't have to sell a single ticket to turn a profit -- i don't know how true that is now, but still..

[Freddie Stubbs]

16. You could save them a lot of money by offering to do what Manning does for 1/2 the money

[Bill McBlueState]

19. "Why are the owners even agreeing to stupid salaries like that?"

A lot of the owners are kind of stupid. Easy to forget as a Steelers fan. :thumbsup:

[flvegan]

6. Good for him!

I'm sorry if it ruins my Dem "cred" to applaud some idiot getting paid for what he does, seriously. But shit, if someone showed up at my door and said, "hey, flvegan how would you like to make a tenth of a fucking billion dollars over the next several years, would you be down for that?" I'd be very much down for that.

[proteus_lives]

8. +1

:thumbsup:

[coyotespaw]

13. No loss of Dem "cred"...

He's a union employee who is able to force his employer to give him a fair share of the money that said employer will make largely off of his effort. If my boss was making as much as the NY Giants were making, and I was the reason that asses were in seats; then I'd make sure that I was duly compensated for my share of the work.

[Mudoria]

9. That's a lot of money for an average QB with a lifetime 56% completion pct..

What has he done that Trent Dilfer hasn't? Other than possess a famous last name?

[On the Road]

14. It *is* a Lot of Money,

but it's the going price for franchise QBs these days. There's a salary cap, and teams have found it is best to use a disproportionate part of that on the QB position.

As far as what Manning has done to deserve that:

In his 64 career starts, including the playoffs, Manning has rallied the Giants out of a fourth-quarter hole to either take the lead or tie the game an amazing 16 times.

Here is some more detail from a fan site:

http://corner.bigblueinteractive.com/index.php?mode=2&thread=342595
http://corner.bigblueinteractive.com/index.php?mode=2&thread=343451

[SkyDaddy7]

17. MVP of a the greatest Superbowl ever?

And possess a famous last name.

[Renew Deal]

23. And a ring

Which is more than can be said for Marino and many others.

[OnlinePoker]

10. Taxes?

I'm sure he's got a team of accountants looking for ways to hide the loot. Tax at source because he's definately in the top 5% of wage earners.

[MilesColtrane]

11. Don't forget to tack on another $5 million or so per year in endorsement deals.

He'll be making about $25,000 per snap from center for the next six years.

[Confusious]

12. I've never been to a pro football game

and probably never will be, because someone is paying $97 million, and that's the public. In taxes, low wages and ticket prices ($200? min).

and ticket prices that high, its not Sunday afternoon entertainment, its 3 months of entertainment for me.

[tularetom]

15. What are the billionaire owners and the millionaire players gonna do

When the hundredaire fans can no longer afford to pay for all this shit?

Or when the city dads grow some cojones and refuse to keep building stadiums at public expense to house the whole thing?

Maybe the whole profit/salary/ticket price will return to something approaching equity.

Or we could just revert to the Roman empire model - Eli Manning vs. a lion in the Meadowlands - if Eli wins he gets the $97 million, if the lion wins he gets a nice meal.

[BlueIris]

18. OT: Nice icons. (Kitties are so cute.) nt

[michreject]

20. Lions are 0-16

Haven't you heard?

[Recursion]

21. As a Bostonian, I endorse your idea NT

[Blue_Tires]

22. overpaid....

and believe me, as a Mets fan, I KNOW overpaid when I see it!

[joeybee12]

26. You're kidding! I hadn't heard that!

:evilgrin:

[madinmaryland]

28. Ya know, this just got dumped in here from GD.

You're slowing down Joey-boy!