He should play and keep the team captainship to show the world how ridiculous the Giants are in they want their team leader and offensive glue to be stuck on a franchise tag. It really does lack basic respect.
He made endorsement money before he made the call to take it all in bitcoin
Saquon makes an estimated $10mm p.a. from endorsements, which isn't bad for a football player. Soccer, tennis, and basketball players have the largest endorsement contracts. Football players don't do as well, except for QBs.
There is no free agency if he has a great year. They'll tag him again for 2024. His best play is to train on his own and sign the tag right before the season starts. Why risk getting hurt in OTA's when it's clear the team doesn't have your best interests in mind?
If he signs the tag, the money is guaranteed. If he is injured working out on his own, he's SOL.
My guess is it's the only way to get Saquon into camp on time so it's smart on the team side. Saquon gets to save face and make $900,000 more than the tag. The issue is it pushes his 2 tag years to 2024 and 2025. Maybe there was a handshake deal that they won't tag him again?
I'm just glad he'll be playing. Barkley is one of my all time favorite PSU players.Thanks
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It was probably more than that. Rumors are that after hearing 26 signed, Jones said “he’ll be right back”. Jones laughs at sighs of relief.
Essentially, the Giants are paying him $900,000 to participate in camp with $2mm up front. How long before he gets a new agent(s)?
$10 M in endorsement money for a football player? That is HUGE.
Most of it comes from his Nike contract at $6mm+ p.a. Has two years remaining, which is another incentive for him to get on the field.
The kid backed himself into a corner and had to save face. After all the build up and public airing of dirty laundry, this is the contractual win equivalent of a wet fart for Barkley's camp. Those incentives are 50/50 at best and highly dependent on a host of factors outside of Barkley's control.So if Saquon has a great year and the Giants don't make the playoffs he doesn't collect all or part of his incentive money?!?
This is Marketing 101. Any mass consumer fashion brand like Puma would much rather have Selena Gomez than Saquon Barkley. Contract values bear that out.
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Are you serious? You think millions of teenage girls are following Selena Gomez or Saquon Barkley? You guys need a reality check. Not everyone worships football players.
