"Guaranteed" Sports Contracts

[lupi]

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/16823583/why-nfl-players-never-make-nba-mlb-money-andrew-luck-mike-conley


Where NFL players really get upset is over the issue of guarantees. But there, they have only themselves to blame. There's nothing in the NBA or MLB collective bargaining agreements that requires contracts to be fully guaranteed, just as there's nothing in the NFL collective bargaining agreement that prohibits it.

 

[Sooon]

When the average career length is less than 4 years, it's hard to justify giving out a long term guaranteed contract as one freak injury could handicap a team for years. Maybe if they put in a provision that would allow players to get paid if they suffer a catastrophic injury without having the money count against the salary cap, teams could offer more guaranteed money.