Ndamukong Suh-The Generous Giant

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Originally Posted by internetcareer

This is one of the reason so many athletes are broke and bankrupt at the end of their careers. Spending money that that don't already have. And once they get money, they IMMEDIATELY spend it like they will always have a plentiful supply of it. In my opinion, his agent is trash because he is not mentoring his client and putting some conservative values on him, and teaching him patience.

Dead wrong. Ever hear an interview with Suh? He's very intelligent and well spoken, and from what I read had a very good upbringing. He'll be a top 5 pick, which in this year's draft probably means at least $30M in guarantees. It's not like he's going out spending money on ridiculous jewelry, cars, and houses. He's helping improve his alma mater, which provided him the venue that lead to such a payday. Blasting someone for donating $2M to a university when that's just a fraction of their net worth is pretty dumb. Plus like Ruhskins said, that's a big write off. Also, if I had to guess, that money will be donated over a period of time, not in one lump sum.

I applaud his decision.