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will a professional athlete ever sign a $1billion contract?

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  1. bruha47 bruha47 is offline

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    Apr 30th, 2008 (4/30/2008 2:01pm)

    arod has signed the biggest contract ever at $275 million which is still a long way off but do u see a day maybe in the next 50 years when an athlete will sign a $1bilion contract? salaries just keep going up every year and i wonder if it will ever even out or if it will just keep on growing to insane numbers
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    Apr 30th, 2008 (4/30/2008 2:04pm) in reply to bruha47

    well what is it? ever, or 50 years?

    I would say yes to both
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    Apr 30th, 2008 (4/30/2008 2:04pm) in reply to bruha47

    If the dollar continues to decrease at this rate, then yeah, probably.
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    Apr 30th, 2008 (4/30/2008 2:05pm) in reply to TheWacoKidd

    both i guess, do u see it happening relativly soon or maybe somewhere way down the line
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    Apr 30th, 2008 (4/30/2008 2:09pm) in reply to bruha47

    Very few would have the ability and notoriety around the world to pull this off, if anyone could then Tiger would be a candidate.
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    Apr 30th, 2008 (4/30/2008 2:09pm) in reply to Scha

    the dollar is going back up
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    Apr 30th, 2008 (4/30/2008 2:10pm) in reply to bruha47

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    Apr 30th, 2008 (4/30/2008 2:11pm) in reply to bruha47

    don't see this happening within the next 10-15 years... around 20-25 from now I think it is much more likely... I think 50 years from now it could be closer a standard contract, but I am no expert in inflation or anything
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    Apr 30th, 2008 (4/30/2008 2:11pm) in reply to bruha47

    Only if unicycle racing gets the respect and notoriety it deserves.
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    Apr 30th, 2008 (4/30/2008 2:25pm) in reply to HK_MP5N

    Tiger will be the first to cross the $1 billion mark... but that's a combination of tourney wins and endorsements
     
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    Apr 30th, 2008 (4/30/2008 2:25pm) in reply to El Burro

    I doubt this will happen in the near future. Most of these franchises aren't even worth $1B so it wouldn't make sense to give a player a contract worth more than the franchise itself.
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    Apr 30th, 2008 (4/30/2008 2:27pm) in reply to El Burro

    horse-drawn or dog-drawn?
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    Apr 30th, 2008 (4/30/2008 2:28pm) in reply to kmil420

    A relatively small portion of Tiger Woods' Fortune is actual golf winnings. Golf is really just a side project for the Woods' empire now.

    Eventually someone will get $1 billion - it is a lonnnnng way off though. Probably not in our lifetimes. But inflation will eventually get it there.
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    Apr 30th, 2008 (4/30/2008 2:35pm) in reply to bruha47

    I think it will likely happen at some point. Hard to see sports getting any smaller, so if contracts keep rising, it should. Still, I don't think it was that long ago that players were making 100k and $1 million, so it's gone up insanely since then. I doubt it can keep rising at this rate.

    It would also have to be a perfect combination. Have to be a very rich/hungry owner (like a Mark Cuban type) in a booming league that needs a superstar. Then, you'll need a hyped superstar that lives to the hype in his first 5 years, is very young, and wants to sign a 20 year plus deal. This deal would also have to include heavy endorsements as part of it.

    I think either Tiger Woods or Lebron James could have been the first, if they came 20-40 years later ( and Woods played a contract sport). But, it'll be that sort of player.

    Of course, if they get a salary cap in baseball, it likely may not be in the next 50 years.
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    Apr 30th, 2008 (4/30/2008 3:38pm) in reply to lordxixor101

    does endorsement deal count?

    For example lets say Tiger Woods is given X% more of nike stock and cash to promote Nike Golf for his lifetime and beyond valued at over $1 billion. Thats a hell of an endorsement deal and is more likely to happen than a team paying a player a contract worth 1 billion.
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    Apr 30th, 2008 (4/30/2008 3:44pm) in reply to norcaljeff

    vmfwpiamfgfoldskoolstylieimo
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    Apr 30th, 2008 (4/30/2008 4:20pm) in reply to bruha47

    I'm gonna say that if it does happen, it will probably be a soccer player and/or an indycar driver. Seriously, look at the money in these sports.

    I think baseball is a bit far off mainly because it would have to be a 15+yr contract but who knows.
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    Apr 30th, 2008 (4/30/2008 4:23pm) in reply to bruha47

    I don't think it'll happen.
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