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BlueTsunami2018

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2. Entertainers get big bucks.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2020, 07:26 PM

Jul 2020

It’s a bit obscene that throwing a ball can be worth that much more than someone who provides essential services but the market is the market I suppose. You’re not going to get ten million people to tune in and watch a teacher lecturing a third grade class on fractions.

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Patrick Mahomes reportedly signs the largest contract in the history of U.S. sports -- over $427 mil. [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 OP

But how much guaranteed? Nevilledog Jul 2020 #1

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Tidy amount....wow. Nevilledog Jul 2020 #6

Entertainers get big bucks. BlueTsunami2018 Jul 2020 #2

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