For the second straight summer, NBA contracts have blown up, marked this year by record-breaking $201 million and $228 million contracts for Stephen Curry and James Harden, respectively.
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Richard Sherman sent a dire message to NFL players about how they can get giant contracts akin to the NBA
Richard Sherman said NFL players have to be willing to sit out games and risk money in the short term to get bigger contracts down the road.
Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman: "The behavior of the President is unacceptable and needs to be addressed. If you do not Condemn this divisive Rhetoric you are Condoning it!!"
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Meanwhile, in the NFL, America's most popular sports league, contracts often contain little in the way of job security and guaranteed money.
Derek Carr, for instance, signed a five-year, $125 million contract this summer, with the highest annual salary per year in the NFL, however, it had only $70 million in guaranteed money. Even the richest contracts pale in comparison to the NBA.
At the ESPYs on Wednesday, Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman sent a dire message to his fellow players about how they can make similar money.
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