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[Carvalho Diablo]

1 hour ago, Lee909 said:

Wow

Drew Brees has shit the bed today. 

Feels like he's lost have of the New Orleans fan base. 

 

Still saying kneeling is disrespecting the flag and what his grandfather's fought for. 

 

He's not read the room at all. And seems to have pissed off at least Michael Thomas and probably Malcolm Jenkins 

Saw that. Brees seems like an intelligent fellow but it's astounding that after all of these years of kneeling and peaceful protest many of these thick fuckers are  still utterly clueless about why others take the knee and what they are protesting about.

 

Cut Brees and replace him with Kapaernick.

[DJLJ]

It will blow up this year, many more protests than ever before and lots of anger directed at the comish and the owners for not doing more, for getting it wrong last time around also etc. Will be a circus more than a sport this year and unless they do something drastic it will severely impact their ‘brand’. 

[3 Stacks]

23 minutes ago, Carvalho Diablo said:

Saw that. Brees seems like an intelligent fellow but it's astounding that after all of these years of kneeling and peaceful protest many of these thick fuckers are  still utterly clueless about why others take the knee and what they are protesting about.

 

Cut Brees and replace him with Kapaernick.

Brees and these other clowns know full well why the likes of Kaepernick were taking a knee. They just think what they believe in is more important than what the kneelers believe in. 

[Lee909]

38 minutes ago, Carvalho Diablo said:

 

 

Cut Brees and replace him with Kapaernick.

 

 

Fuck that

Its his last year either way. 

It'll be Hill next year(massive mistake imho) or if he fails badly Winston

[Lee909]

First day of practice should be interesting

 

Brought Jenkins back this summer. Fair to say as one of the most vocal players he's a little pissed. 

 

 

 

[DJLJ]

Sigh... Pats has signed Cam Newton to a 1 year deal. 

[DJLJ]

Mahomes getting 10 year deal worth up to over 500 million dollars. Yes, that is 1/2 billion dollars. Fucking hell...

https://www.nfl.com/news/chiefs-patrick-mahomes-agree-to-10-year-contract-extension

 

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Kansas City will get to watch Patrick Mahomes sling the pigskin for the next dozen seasons.

The Chiefs and the quarterback reached an agreement on a 10-year contract extension that will keep the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player in K.C. through the 2031 season, NFL Network's Michael Silver reported, per a source informed of the deal. It is worth a colossal $503 million with $477 million in guarantee mechanisms which gives Mahomes the ability to have outs if the mechanisms are not exercised, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport and NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported.

It is the largest contract in sports history as Mahomes becomes the first athlete with a half-billion-dollar contract and the first NFL player to be the highest-paid athlete in the sports world.

Highest Total Value of Contract

Sports History (per Forbes)

Years   Total Value

NFL Patrick Mahomes   * *10    * *$450.0M

 

BOX Floyd Mayweather    2.5     $450.0M

MLB Mike Trout          12      $426.5M

BOX Canelo Alvarez      5       $365.0M

MLB Bryce Harper        13     $330.0M

MLB Giancarlo Stanton   13      $325.0M

MLB Gerrit Cole         9       $324.0M

MLB Manny Machado       10      $300.0M

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The Chiefs later made the extension official.

The Chiefs' all-world quarterback gets $450 million "in so-called new money" over the 10-year extension, Pelissero clarified, in addition to the $28 million covered by the two remaining years on his rookie contract. Mahomes, the No. 10 pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, will get a $10 million signing bonus, then has large roster bonuses on a rolling guaranteed basis in future years, which includes a massive $49.4 million bonus due in 2026, Pelissero explained. There is also $25 million in incentives tied to winning the MVP and reaching the Super Bowl starting in the 2022 season. Upon signing, Mahomes gets just more than $63 million and just north of $103 million by March, Pelissero outlined. The contract leaves the Chiefs with a lot of short-term flexibility as nearly the whole deal is conditionally guaranteed, Pelissero said. Per Rapoport, by March, there is no trade clause in the deal.

ESPN first reported the extension news.

Mahomes tweeted out a reaction video that ended with: "And we're staying together … for a long time. We're chasing a dynasty."

 

 

Warner, L.T., McGinest weigh in on Mahomes' megadeal

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As expected, the contract will make the 2018 NFL MVP the richest player in league history and the NFL world reacted in appreciation and amazement.

"I've had the privilege of coaching a lot of incredible athletes and special people in my career, and Patrick is without question on that list of players." Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said in the team statement. "The best part is he's still early in his career. He's a natural leader and always grinding, whether that's on the field, in the weight room or watching film, he wants to be the best. He's a competitor and his teammates feed off his energy. He makes us all better as an organization and we are blessed he's going to be our quarterback for years to come."

A 10-year agreement is nearly unheard of in the current era of free agency when some players are signing shorter deals to get more bites at the free-agent apple -- think Kirk Cousins in Minnesota.

 

The deal comes before training camp, which was the desire for the Chiefs and Mahomes, according to NFL Network's James Palmer.

It is a deal largely unlike any before it.

Since 2000, Brett Favre ($100 million in 2001), Drew Bledsoe ($103M, 2001), Daunte Culpepper ($102M, 2003) and Michael Vick ($130M, 2004) have signed 10-year contracts, per NFL Research. Donovan McNabb inked a 12-year deal worth $115 million in 2002. Among current active contracts, Mahomes' 10-year extension bests Tyron Smith's eight-year deal in Dallas (14 others are tied with six-year pacts).

After famously sitting his first season, Mahomes has set the NFL on fire the past two years, earning two Pro Bowl bids, first-team All-Pro honors in 2018, the NFL MVP, the Super Bowl MVP and a Lombardi Trophy. In just two seasons as a starter, Mahomes already has made more "OH MY Gooooooodness, did he just do THAT?!?" plays that some quarterbacks make in an entire career.

 

 

Patrick Mahomes' Top 10 plays | 2019 season

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Mahomes averages 302.4 passing yards per game, including playoffs, the most in NFL history, per NFL Research. The youngest player to win the Super Bowl MVP also currently enjoys the highest passer rating in NFL history at 108.9 (No. 2 on the list is Aaron Rodgers at 102.4). In 2018, Mahomes joined Peyton Manning (2013) as the only two players in NFL history to post 5,000 passing yards and 50-plus TDs in a season. Mahomes has 9,412 pass yards in 31 career regular-season starts (the most among players in first 31 starts since 1950).

The Chiefs have led the NFL with 31.2 points per game since Mahomes became the starter and also rank No. 1 in yards per play (6.5) and third-down percentage (47.4) since his promotion.

Mahomes' new deal puts a stamp on the fact that the Chiefs quarterback is the new face of the NFL along with other young signal-callers like Deshaun Watson and Lamar Jackson. Mahomes is a player who can make every throw look easy, has a rocket for an arm that makes SpaceX researchers jealous, is as intelligent as they come and is the model teammate.

 

Turning 25 in September, Mahomes will be 36 when his new contract ends. In today's NFL, that's considered middle-aged.

The Chiefs never shied away from the fact that they'd have to make Mahomes the highest-paid player in NFL history. The team knew what it'd take to ensure a once-in-a-generation talent like Mahomes went nowhere.

Mahomes puts butts in the seats. The Chiefs ensured he'll keep awing fans in K.C. for the next decade-plus.

Said Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt in a statement: "This is a significant moment for our franchise and for the Chiefs Kingdom."

 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

 

I wonder if they'll go back to the original name 'Braves' when the franchise was first started in Boston? It would make sense. Names being touted are the above, 'Senators,' 'Federals' which sounds shit, 'Warriors' and 'Redhawks.' 

[TheHowieLama]

22 minutes ago, Pistonbroke said:

 

I wonder if they'll go back to the original name 'Braves' when the franchise was first started in Boston? It would make sense. Names being touted are the above, 'Senators,' 'Federals' which sounds shit, 'Warriors' and 'Redhawks.' 

The Senators were a baseball team and the Federals were in the USFL - those won't be used.

Teams are even more loathe to use the same name as a current sports team (too much at stake with merchandising) so don't see Warriors in the frame.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

2 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

The Senators were a baseball team and the Federals were in the USFL - those won't be used.

Teams are even more loathe to use the same name as a current sports team (too much at stake with merchandising) so don't see Warriors in the frame.

 

That wouldn't leave a lot, even Braves is covered by Atlanta. Could be that Redhawks is the most feasible option. Any news from over there mate? 

[Bjornebye]

I quite like someones suggestion on Twitter. The Washington Foreskins because of all the dickheads in Washington. 

 

 

I can't believe they were allowed to be called the Redskins in the first place 

[TheHowieLama]

3 minutes ago, Pistonbroke said:

 

That wouldn't leave a lot, even Braves is covered by Atlanta. Could be that Redhawks is the most feasible option. Any news from over there mate? 

All that has been said is they do not want it to be anything to do with Native Americans and they want to keep the color scheme.

[Dougie Do'ins]

1 hour ago, TheHowieLama said:

The Senators were a baseball team and the Federals were in the USFL - those won't be used.

Teams are even more loathe to use the same name as a current sports team (too much at stake with merchandising) so don't see Warriors in the frame.

The Washouts would be quite apt given their performances since fuck knows when.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

36 minutes ago, Dougie Do'ins said:

The Washouts would be quite apt given their performances since fuck knows when.

 

Since I started following them in 92. I say follow loosely as I'm not upset if they lose or anything. I'll get the games in that are at a decent CET time and if they are on a stream paid or not. I think they've made the playoffs twice since I started following them and shit the bed in the first wild card game. I only followed them as my best mate is an ex player for Newport and a mad Dolphins fan, so I just chose a team from the other division. 

[Lee909]

The Washington 0-16ers

[neko]

7 hours ago, Bjornebye said:

I quite like someones suggestion on Twitter. The Washington Foreskins because of all the dickheads in Washington. 

 

 

I can't believe they were allowed to be called the Redskins in the first place 

I've been calling them the Foreskins for 25+ years. Should have patented it. 

 

Always a good time for this...

 

 

 

[TheHowieLama]

@neko

Oh man, that is still one of the worst breaks shown live.

 

At the time (allegedly)  Theismann looked at LT and Carson and said "I'll be back!!" and Carson responded with - "Not tonight you won't."

[neko]

50 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

@neko

Oh man, that is still one of the worst breaks shown live.

 

At the time (allegedly)  Theismann looked at LT and Carson and said "I'll be back!!" and Carson responded with - "Not tonight you won't."

ha ha  - joe theismann - couldn't have happened to a better guy.

[Lee909]

 

 

[neko]

Lawrence Taylor was a very bad man...

 

 

[neko]

 

[TheHowieLama]

The NFL team formerly known as the ‘Redskins’ will go by the Washington Football Team for the 2020 season, giving the organization time to choose a new, full-time name.

 

Now that is catchy.

[Lee909]

Join us on Thursday for Thanksgiving football when the Cowboys visit The Washington football team. 

 

 

[TheHowieLama]

Here we go Football Team

Here we go -- clap clap

 

[Lee909]

It just sounds like a knock off nfl computer game. 

 

Everytime I imagine it, I hear it in that computer generated voice from the legendary PaddyBerger rant video