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Originally Posted by Pocket$ $traight
His last game in the tournament he put up 21 and 10. He was so raw because it truly was a hobby.
I think if he focused on basketball he could have been a star.
Now on the making 10 times more in the NFL. Have you seen NBA contracts? There are role players making 10 million a year. There are guys who barely leave the bench who make 5. His longevity is impressive but typically an NBA career is much longer than an NFL career.
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You're talking about the guys like Tayshaun Prince, who have a solid overall game and are usually in their teams starting 5. Peppers rookie contract was 7 years with a minimum value of $50 million dollars. He likely earned the $62 million max with that contract not to mention the 18 million he made last year with the franchise tag and pro bowl bonus.
Unless he became a starter then Peppers would most likely have been making one or two million a year and been out of the league within 5 years. Sure maybe he could have gotten up to $5 million but for how long? Also keep in mind that you're talking about a league that doesn't take very kindly to power forwards uner 6'8. Elton Brand is the only guy I can think of that made it as a short power forward. In the NBA height is extremely important.
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Originally Posted by DIE-NASTY
I suppose i wasn't clear earlier. As you say, Peppers is a much more successful football player than in basketball. Who really knows? The real point is that it takes a special athlete to compete at a high level in two sports. Deion Sanders, arguably the best cover corner to play in the NFL, wasn't the best pro baseball player (.263 career average) but he was a special athlete. Bo was a shooting star. I'd loved to have seen him have a full career. And for Peppers to play and start at UNC, a top-5 collegiate basketball program in the USA is special and he has the talent and ability to make the transition to cover as a LB.
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Can't argue with that. I mean heck it's hard enough to play football and make the basketball team in high school let alone doing it at a school like UNC.