Burrow's Contract With Taxes And Other Fees......

[George Cantstandya]

(08-22-2023, 01:02 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: I think this is smart. Why pay an agent 10% or more if you know what you want and what satisfies you? Heck, all you have to do is read the paper to know what the latest big contract was and then rate yourself accordingly. After all, Lamar is his own brand. All agents do is muddy the waters and in many cases cause disputatiousness between players and their teams. 

Agent's take for NFL contacts are capped at a max of 3%.  Agent's can get a higher percent for endorsements.  So he saved max about 7.8 million on the contract.  If he actually saved that much is debatable.  Could an agent have gotten him more money than he negotiated to offeset that 7.8 million savings?  Could an agent have gotten the deal done earlier so his money could be invested earlier to increase his earning on investment?  Who knows but it is a possibility.  Also I have seen some discussions that his lack of an agent is possibly costing him endorsement opportunities.  Don't know if that is true or maybe he just isn't that interested in them.