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Don't want to carry pads Dez? You can pick up the $54,000 dinner tab then.

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Sep 28, 2010 3:32 PM
Good, glad they didnt let the pompous ass off the hook.
Sep 28, 2010 3:32pm
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Sep 28, 2010 3:37 PM
"They got the young fella," said Bryant's adviser, David Wells. "What could he say? He had to pay it unless he wanted to wash dishes for a month."
This quote cracks me up, where do I sign up for the $54,000 a month dishwashing job.
Sep 28, 2010 3:37pm
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Sep 28, 2010 3:41 PM
Commander of Awesome;500364 wrote:Good, glad they didnt let the pompous ass off the hook.

+1
Sep 28, 2010 3:41pm
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Sep 28, 2010 3:43 PM
Hazing is a stupid tradition
Sep 28, 2010 3:43pm
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Sep 28, 2010 3:44 PM
OneBuckeye;500368 wrote:This quote cracks me up, where do I sign up for the $54,000 a month dishwashing job.

I was thinking the same thing.
Sep 28, 2010 3:44pm
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Sep 28, 2010 3:47 PM
OneBuckeye;500368 wrote:This quote cracks me up, where do I sign up for the $54,000 a month dishwashing job.
count me in too...
Sep 28, 2010 3:47pm
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Sep 28, 2010 4:06 PM
gorocks99;500361 wrote:http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/news/story?id=5626300

That's one hell of a dinner.

I'm sure the waiter/waitress was happy. The fixed gratuity of 18% is a nice tip of $9,720.
Sep 28, 2010 4:06pm
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Sep 28, 2010 4:20 PM
OneBuckeye;500368 wrote:This quote cracks me up, where do I sign up for the $54,000 a month dishwashing job.

I'll take that as well.
Sep 28, 2010 4:20pm
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Sep 28, 2010 5:26 PM
good gawd
Sep 28, 2010 5:26pm
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Sep 28, 2010 5:37 PM
That be like a person who makes 50k a year spending 50 bucks on dinner IMO he got off easy lol I would like to work at that place though.
Sep 28, 2010 5:37pm
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Sep 28, 2010 5:42 PM
I'm sure the players union likes to see storys like this in a time of labor turmoil. Spending more on a meal than the average American makes in a year really makes me feel bad for the players.
Sep 28, 2010 5:42pm
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Sep 28, 2010 5:48 PM
Yeah, these poor bastards are really suffering. Spending this much on dinner really illustrates how these guys need a raise. I mean, gosh they have to eat for god sake.
Sep 28, 2010 5:48pm
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Sep 28, 2010 7:13 PM
tk421;500466 wrote:Yeah, these poor bastards are really suffering. Spending this much on dinner really illustrates how these guys need a raise. I mean, gosh they have to eat for god sake.

It just shows how fucking stupid they are with their money, esp with a lockout coming
Sep 28, 2010 7:13pm
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Sep 28, 2010 7:18 PM
bo shemmy3337;500451 wrote:That be like a person who makes 50k a year spending 50 bucks on dinner IMO he got off easy lol I would like to work at that place though.

Dez signed a contract worth 2.36 mil/year (not all guaranteed). The $54,000 dinner was about 2% of his yearly gross salary; for a 50k a year person that would be about an $1100 tab.

/nerd
Sep 28, 2010 7:18pm
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Sep 28, 2010 7:18 PM
Art Modell;500459 wrote:I'm sure the players union likes to see storys like this in a time of labor turmoil. Spending more on a meal than the average American makes in a year really makes me feel bad for the players.

I agree. As one of the comments on the bottom of the article states, I know a lot of people (including myself) who would love to make 55k a year. We all know these guys make tons of dough, but showboating it around like this and blowing that in one night just for a MEAL makes the NFL and the players look really, really bad.
Sep 28, 2010 7:18pm
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Sep 28, 2010 7:21 PM
gorocks99;500586 wrote:Dez signed a contract worth 2.36 mil/year (not all guaranteed). The $54,000 dinner was about 2% of his yearly gross salary; for a 50k a year person that would be about an $1100 tab.

As the famous Chris Rock joke goes, if you make 2 million dollars and you're getting divorced and your wife wants half, who cares? You still have a million dollars, you're not starving.

Now if you make fifty THOUSAND, and she wants 25...you might have to kill her.

Besides that, you obviously didn't read the article that close:

"Williams excused it, saying then that Bryant, who received $8.3 million in guaranteed money from his rookie contract, would just have to take the team out to dinner and get him some new shoes"
Sep 28, 2010 7:21pm
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Sep 29, 2010 8:19 AM
Red_Skin_Pride;500593 wrote:As the famous Chris Rock joke goes, if you make 2 million dollars and you're getting divorced and your wife wants half, who cares? You still have a million dollars, you're not starving.

Now if you make fifty THOUSAND, and she wants 25...you might have to kill her.

Besides that, you obviously didn't read the article that close:

"Williams excused it, saying then that Bryant, who received $8.3 million in guaranteed money from his rookie contract, would just have to take the team out to dinner and get him some new shoes"

You do realize the guaranteed isn't in one season right?

So gorocks math is close.

Even if you want to go with your 8+ million its still like a $300 meel for those that make $50k.
Sep 29, 2010 8:19am
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Sep 29, 2010 10:36 AM
This idiot will be penniless in 10 years like many athletes.
Sep 29, 2010 10:36am
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Sep 29, 2010 10:40 AM
Red_Skin_Pride;500593 wrote:As the famous Chris Rock joke goes, if you make 2 million dollars and you're getting divorced and your wife wants half, who cares? You still have a million dollars, you're not starving.

Now if you make fifty THOUSAND, and she wants 25...you might have to kill her.

Besides that, you obviously didn't read the article that close:

"Williams excused it, saying then that Bryant, who received $8.3 million in guaranteed money from his rookie contract, would just have to take the team out to dinner and get him some new shoes"

As previously mentioned, $8.3 million guaranteed over 5 years. With that said, he's guaranteed $1.66 mil/year gross. A $54,000 meal is 3.2% of his yearly guaranteed salary, or about a $1,600 meal for someone making $50k.

Now, that doesn't really get into endorsement/speaking/whatever else he's making ... but speaking strictly on guaranteed salary from the Cowboys, dude laid down a lot of money.
Sep 29, 2010 10:40am
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Sep 29, 2010 11:14 AM
...and then he bought a $150,000 diamond and platinum necklace.
Sep 29, 2010 11:14am
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Sep 29, 2010 11:24 AM
And some people wonder how athletes who make millions are broke within a couple years of retirement...
Sep 29, 2010 11:24am
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Sep 29, 2010 11:31 AM
Just as an aside... I find it odd that a "steakhouse" would have a 90 page wine menu lol
Sep 29, 2010 11:31am
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Sep 29, 2010 1:37 PM
CenterBHSFan;501188 wrote:Just as an aside... I find it odd that a "steakhouse" would have a 90 page wine menu lol

90 page seems excessive, but to be honest, top level steakhouses do have an extensive wine list.

I was flying to Minneapolis once and on the plane the sky magazine listed the "top 5" or "top 10" (can't remember) steakhouses in the US. One of them was in Minneapolis so I went there while I was in town.

To be honest, the steak was quite amazing, but they most certainly did have a long wine list.
Sep 29, 2010 1:37pm
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Sep 29, 2010 2:25 PM
Steakhouses have some of the bigger wine selections (the nice steakhouses). They attract so many food/wine lovers that want a certain thing with their top notch meat that if they want to stay competitive they have to have tons of selections on hand.
Sep 29, 2010 2:25pm