Guaranteed contracts in sports
One of the biggest criticisms of NFL player contracts is that, unlike their brethren in other pro sports, they are not guaranteed. When an NBA or MLB player signs a five-year contract for $100 million, they are going to receive every dollar of it. A five-year deal in the NFL likely means a year or two Contracts in the NFL are often more like denim-clad arrangements, fashionably ripped up and torn at the discretion of the owners. Agreements for over $1.4 billion in guaranteed money were made on