huh? Maybe you don't follow the NBA that closely...
Here are the knowns...rookie scale contract 4 years: 44.2 mill
Nike contract: known to exceed LeBrons 87 million contract, rumoured to be $100 million deal
Gatorade: 7 figure per year deal.....so at least $1million per year:
NBA 2k: unknown 3 year deal, imagine it's at least half the gatorade deal
So right now:
44 million contract
90million Nike (rounding down)
4 mill from gatorade (low end)
2 mill from 2k
So even using conservative numbers and just a couple known deals, he's already locked into $130 million at least.....and he's easily one of most endorsable athletes to come around this generation. Lets say he gets zero more endorsements and never plays a game after his rookie contract is up. How many DE's have ever earned $130 million in salary plus endorsements?
and that's his floor.....
Look at shaq's net worth: 400 mill
Kobe was worth 600 mill
Lebron 500 mill
now find me some defensive ends that can even come close to that.....
and if you call those net worths inflated and unverified.....well then find me some DE's even rumored to worth that much....wouldn't their numbers be just as inflated?
Plus....NFL contracts are not even guaranteed.