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I know he's one of the highest paid running backs in the NFL and has been for a while. So what possessed hin to do commercials for Direct TV ?
To quote Jack Nicholson's character in the movie Chinatown to John Huston's...."How much money is enough, Mr. Cross ?"
 
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Kbe4 said:
I know he's one of the highest paid running backs in the NFL and has been for a while. So what possessed hin to do commercials for Direct TV ?
To quote Jack Nicholson's character in the movie Chinatown to John Huston's...."How much money is enough, Mr. Cross ?"
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Last I checked we were still capitalists here in the U.S.A.


SMDH
 
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AreYouNUTS said:
The OP is clearly a fan of economies that are less inclined to allow for people to make as much money as they’d like.
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There are economies that actually deter people from making as much money as they like ?
No, I was just thinking that one could possibly get to a point where they made enough money that they didn't need to ***** themselves out to sell some product. I mean...come on...Direct tv ?
Oh, and I've not been a fan of Barkley since he committed to Rutgers and then went to Happy Valley instead. But still...Direct tv ?
 
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Kbe4 said:
There are economies that actually deter people from making as much money as they like ?
No, I was just thinking that one could possibly get to a point where they made enough money that they didn't need to ***** themselves out to sell some product. I mean...come on...Direct tv ?
Oh, and I've not been a fan of Barkley since he committed to Rutgers and then went to Happy Valley instead. But still...Direct tv ?
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What do you have against Direct TV? I don’t feel one way or the other about it. These guys need to make as much as they can when they can. We have all seen that post-NFL life can be very cruel to some.
 
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RUPete90 said:
What do you have against Direct TV? I don’t feel one way or the other about it. These guys need to make as much as they can when they can. We have all seen that post-NFL life can be very cruel to some.
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It’s this simple.
 
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Kbe4 said:
I know he's one of the highest paid running backs in the NFL and has been for a while. So what possessed hin to do commercials for Direct TV ?
To quote Jack Nicholson's character in the movie Chinatown to John Huston's...."How much money is enough, Mr. Cross ?"
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Huh? Athletes doing commercials has been going on since Babe Ruth was alive. It’s an easy payday, why not?
 
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Saquon is going into year 9 and will be 30 this winter. He still has skills but he said he likes acting in commercials and is building a national profile in ads,. He's popular, likeable and played for 2 teams with big media markets. He's partnering with Peyton Manning for Nationwide and does other large accounts like Lowes. He could be doing ads for a long time. I don't think Manning would share ads with just any ole football player.
Cant blame a player for setting up a second career that pays. Manning making 25 million year. Mahomes and Kelce probably top current players
 
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Weird post. Multiple SB winning coach Jimmy Johnson was doing dick pill ads for years. Shaq does Icy Hot and The General commercials

Don't blame them at all
 
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OP smoking too much funny stuff. For a NY sports fan, DirectTV Stream is the best streaming service since it carries YES, MSG and SNY. Plus all the others you need. It may be a little more than the others but worth it. And why would Saquon not want to maximize his revenue for a small amount of work?
 
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Section124 said:
OP smoking too much funny stuff. For a NY sports fan, DirectTV Stream is the best streaming service since it carries YES, MSG and SNY. Plus all the others you need. It may be a little more than the others but worth it. And why would Saquon not want to maximize his revenue for a small amount of work?
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Actually, I speak from experience with Direct TV as years ago we had it, but switched to a better service after some years of being an unhappy customer. We still have the dish on our roof as a reminder of "the good old days".
I should have guessed that some here would totally miss my point. I was not complaining about a football player doing a stupid commericial. I was wondering why a guy who has been making a huge amount of money for quite a while would be a pitchman for what from my experience is a mediocre product. I saw a recent article about the palatial estate he's moving into. I was just thinking that if there ever was gonna be a time where he didn't need to be a hawker of some product now was gonna be the time.
BTW, I get why ex-players are out there hawking crap. But a guy who has been making $20 million a year for years ? That's why I referred to the Jack Nicholson line from Chinatown. "How much is enough, Mr. Cross ?"
I would also add that some here apparently have a far less negative opinion of product pitching than I do.
 
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It's probably 2 days of "work" to film these commercials for tons of dough. Easiest gig in the world. Would be crazy to turn it down.
 
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