Russell Wilson is in place to become the National Football League’s (NFL) next $100 million quarterback. Over the last three seasons the superstar performer made a “measly” $2.2 million as a drafted player, but now he is eligible for a new contract and is predicted to be offered $131 million for a six-year deal. Of that, an estimated $64 million will be guaranteed, with the rest dependent on various bonus factors. Currently, there are five quarterbacks with guaranteed contracts of $54 million and above. Of course, this doesn't include advertising endorsements, etc. Peyton Manning, for example, makes an estimated $15 million a year in addition to his football contract. In 2013, the 100 top athletic endorsement earners made a collective $772 million. That athletes and other entertainers can make this type of money is a testament to the idolatry of modern society. The average person is wasting the fleeing hours of this life to vanities, oblivious that he will give account to God for every idle word, the believer at Christ’s Bema and the unbeliever at the Great White Throne. (Friday Church News Notes, January 2, 2015, www.wayoflife.org, [email protected], 866-295-4143) Comments are closed.
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