The 21st pick in the draft has a contract for $3.498 million per year, Kenny I don't believe has signed his yet. So if Addison is getting $3.5million exactly that puts him right around 20th pick value.
Addison to USC, possibly $3.5 million a year
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Can you bring back those goalposts? I was pointing out that you were spouting bullshit as if it was fact.
The link I saw had the 11th pick getting under $3.5 million. So its the 20th? Whatever. I think we all understand that Addison should not be making 1st Round salary money for his MARKETING rights.
That figure was likely their cap hit for 2022, but not the average annual value of their contract.
Yep, corrected the typo you made. He is definitely not a Pitt fan.
It’s weird, because I really don’t want him to get injured; instead, I just want him to be non-productive, or even under-productive. In that way, the moron(s) who put-up those megabucks might think twice before spending such exorbitant money for nadda.
What I'm waiting for is for ANY self-respecting president or board of trustees to stand up and apologize for allowing their university to participate in this absurdity and decide to stop. Will ANYONE stand up? Maybe a Stanford? None of this has anything to do with the mission and purpose of a university. And none of them - NONE of them needs the money. The majority of schools don't even break even on their athletics budgets.
Nope. They remind me of "establishment" politicians. They will all fall in line and keep cashing checks. No one will stand up for themselves, the fans, or college football. They'll all comply.
What I’ll go back to in my weird mind, is that Addison isn’t barely half the receiver Larry Fitzgerald was, heck, even Antonio Bryant. He’s about on par with Tyler Boyd, not chicken scratch by any means but no Fitz. So all those guys in particular must see this and shake their heads about what might have been.
Fitz and Boyd, at least, obviously did ok for themselves eventually, but they all know how good they were compared to this guy. Yet missed out big time.
Would Fitz even have gotten paid to be on the cover of that EA Sports video game in a Pitt (sadly torch cut) uni?
Fitz and Boyd, at least, obviously did ok for themselves eventually, but they all know how good they were compared to this guy. Yet missed out big time.
Would Fitz even have gotten paid to be on the cover of that EA Sports video game in a Pitt (sadly torch cut) uni?
This is a bad take. Addison is at worst the second best receiver in college football.
He is the 2nd best WR in Pitt history, much better than AB and Boyd. But, yes much worse than Fitz but so is everyone
Bryant was a lot better than people remember, maybe because he self-destructed in the pros to an extent, plus our teams then meh. Size, speed, moves, hands, footwork on the sidelines. It’s one thing to win a Bilitnikoff with a conference champ and the top QB in the draft. Another to do it with David Priestley.
Addison is very good, maybe great. Not at Bryant level IMO.
Addison is very good, maybe great. Not at Bryant level IMO.
Bryant was very good but was also a product of Walt's offense. Addison is significantly better.
Umm.....black kids can go back to HBCUs and be fine. It's the PWIs that will miss that free labor pool!
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pittdan77
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Addison helped Pitt win its first ACC championship and the school's first 10+ win season in forever. Will always be appreciative of that. I really don't see a ton of animosity coming out of the Pitt locker room and I don't really know how an adult could lose sleep over it. Dude went for the money. He didn't want to be at Pitt and it's likely he wouldn't have played a full season anyway. Pitt will be just fine.
It's a shame that character, commitment and loyalty don't matter in today's world. Everything is transactional.
Pitt gave Addison the platform that made him a star and he spit in their face.
Pitt gave Addison the platform that made him a star and he spit in their face.
You're not associated with me at all. I consider that a good thing.
pittdan77
Athletic Director
No offense but the world has always been transactional. Even in college football.
And there will be. OR.......half of these schools are eventually going to drop or move down a level and give out fewer scholarships and YAY the 1% wins again! I love the Libs on here championing this yet it represents the pure capitalism that they detest.
All superstar WR's are divas. Larry Fitzgerald is like the only one who wasn't. Just the nature of the gig I guess. I am not saying that to be a critic, just they are.
I don't know about that!! Bryant was a beast!
My rooting against Addison not doing well and USC sucking next year has zero personal hatred towards Addison. I just don't want this type of poaching to be successful or Pitt is going to be a 2 year development program.
pittdan77
Athletic Director
Yeah, this is pretty true. Even the down to earth WR's come off as divas compared to just about every other position.
Lobby NFL to reduce years after graduation from three to two. Commence collective bargaining between schools and all football and basketball players. Propose to start paying all a salary. Begin negotiations for a salary cap. Everybody wins. Some schools decline. They're out. Schools that opt in, start bargaining.
Not at the expense of all else. Personal character and commitment used to mean something.....not anymore.
As a sophomore, Bryant had 1300 yards and 11 touchdowns in 10 games with John Turman throwing him the football. I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss him from #2.
What do you mean? T.O, Michael Irvin, Chad Ochocinco, Randy Moss, Antonio Brown, Keyshawn Johnson, and company all seem humble to me! But yeah... moths to a flame. Something about that position.
Do college hockey coaches command $10 mil annual salaries, college hockey negotiate billion dollar TV contracts, have millions of viewers, and 100K fans in attendance?
pittdan77
Athletic Director
Don't confuse the fact that there were rules that kept kids hostage or penalized them for leaving as a pillars of righteousness.
1: You're adorably naive. The world has always been transactional. Where is your outrage when coaches recruit over players and shove them out of the program?
Also, Addison gave Addison the platform to become a star.
Not necessarily disagreeing with that. Just feel like Addison conducted himself as quietly as possible through this process. Not really acting like a diva. Just IMO.
"Who is the man that would risk his neck for his brother man?
Who's the cat that won't cop out when there's danger all about?"
Well, in this case, we (Pitt) got the Shaft.
If you mistake a deeply held core set of personal principles for being naive, so be it. I was raised to believe that if you make a commitment you see it through to the end.
Pitt took a lightly recruited 3 star recruit, made him the focus of a pass heavy offense and designed an offense that had the team's all American QB target him twice as much as any other receiver.
You're naive in thinking this represents some change in behavior. Again - where is your outrage when a kid is pushed off a team because he was recruited over?
Addison had the requisite skillset to become the focus of a pass happy offense. He was the best offensive player on the team.
