Lance Briggs Was Right

I thought he was a little short-sighted in saying that people who didn't make the kind of money football players make (98-99% of the world) couldn't understand how he could be upset about being "franchised" to the tune of $7 million one year after turning down $33 million on a long-term deal even though he went to the press (conduit to me and the other "99 percenters") to discuss it. He's right - I can't understand him.

Let's imagine that he has nothing to do with the $350K Lamborgini that was found on the side of the road overnight. He wouldn't take a $33 million deal from the Bears because it was a few million short of his expectations. He finally finds the strength to come to terms with the franchise tag and the $7+ million that comes with it. After all that negotiating/pouting/threatening, he gets the most out-of-place vehicle one could own in the city of Chicago.

Again, I don't make $7 million, or even the league minimum (something like $300K), so I have no frame of reference for what it feels like to have your hopes and dreams (finally manifested as an over-priced, ridiculously proportioned sports car) wrapped around a pole. Shit, I only paid $18K for my car but I would have been mortified to crash it right away. This must be, like, 19.4 times worse for him.

He is very lucky to be such a good linebacker. If he sucked at it, he might have been forced to find work outside of the NFL. Can you imagine such a tragic and meaningless existence for such a high draft pick? Me either.