Cam Newton says the real wealth in the NFL wasn’t his signing bonus, it was seeing massive paychecks hit his account every week.
“My rookie contract was worth $22 million guaranteed, and at 20 years old that felt like more money than I could imagine.”
“After taxes, a $6 million signing bonus looks a lot different than people think.”
“It wasn’t the signing bonus that got me excited.”
“It was logging into my account every Tuesday and seeing that green number hit.”
“I was looking at around $732,000 every week.”
“I tell young guys not to get caught up trying to copy lifestyles they see online.”
“Commit to your craft.”
“Once you commit to something and become elite at it, the compensation will come.”