Bickell is obviously the largest donor to A412/Pitt sports. Most here don’t have his $ but many still donate what we can. This is not news to anyone that we obviously don’t have many big fish donors.
We know A412 the former AD etc have not done enough… communication, planning, etc. They have not got other Whales (weather, individuals or corporations) who can make a huge impact.
But what’s the deal with former Panther athletes who have made tons of $? As far as I know A. Donald is the only one to make a significant donation. Patrick Mahomes just donated 5 million to Texas Tech. Guess what??? Larry Fitzgerald (the highest paid WR in NFL history) made 46 Million more than Mahomes as per today, just counting NFL career earnings and as far as I know, he’s never made a large/any donation to Pitt. Check out the NFL career earnings of a few former panthers:
Fitzgerald 182 million, AD 157 million, Revis 125 million, McCoy 61 million, Curtis Martin 47 million.
A few current players: Brian O’Neal 92.5 Mill contract in 2021 with 53.5 Mill at signing. Boyd has made over 47 Mill, Conner over 21 Mill, etc. Check out this article about O’Neill and how he thanked PN for convincing him to move to OT. How about you thank PN with a large donation so he can buy players???
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Pitt sports fans have a reputation for being cheap. Why does it seem like most of our millionaire former players seem to take after the fans regarding donations? SMH
We know A412 the former AD etc have not done enough… communication, planning, etc. They have not got other Whales (weather, individuals or corporations) who can make a huge impact.
But what’s the deal with former Panther athletes who have made tons of $? As far as I know A. Donald is the only one to make a significant donation. Patrick Mahomes just donated 5 million to Texas Tech. Guess what??? Larry Fitzgerald (the highest paid WR in NFL history) made 46 Million more than Mahomes as per today, just counting NFL career earnings and as far as I know, he’s never made a large/any donation to Pitt. Check out the NFL career earnings of a few former panthers:
Fitzgerald 182 million, AD 157 million, Revis 125 million, McCoy 61 million, Curtis Martin 47 million.
A few current players: Brian O’Neal 92.5 Mill contract in 2021 with 53.5 Mill at signing. Boyd has made over 47 Mill, Conner over 21 Mill, etc. Check out this article about O’Neill and how he thanked PN for convincing him to move to OT. How about you thank PN with a large donation so he can buy players???
Ex-Pitt tackle Brian O'Neill reaches out to Pat Narduzzi after signing $92.5M contract
Pat Narduzzi’s check list for Saturday’s game against Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn., included: • Helping his players deal with the expected noise from nearly 100,000 people at Neyland Stadium so Pitt can run its offense properly and no snaps will sail over the unsuspecting quarterback’s head. •...
triblive.com
Pitt sports fans have a reputation for being cheap. Why does it seem like most of our millionaire former players seem to take after the fans regarding donations? SMH
