O/T: When Being A 1st Round Draft Pick Isn't All It Was Cracked Up To Be

[TriplexXxSports]

Saw this in Yahoo and thought it was worthy of a good chuckle...

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shu...urn=nfl,188313

[Bobby Jenks]

This is like the custom of a Major Leaguer who is on a Minor League rehab to buy the post game spread.

[frikativ54]

Saw this in Yahoo and thought it was worthy of a good chuckle...

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shu...urn=nfl,188313

Being a first-round draft pick isn't all it's cracked up to be?!?! Seriously? Last time I looked fourteen grand could pay for blood transfusions, surgeries for a sick kid, etc. I wish football teams were that good at raising money for charity as they are eating $14,000 worth of food. What losers.

[gatorcollector]

Being a first-round draft pick isn't all it's cracked up to be?!?! Seriously? Last time I looked fourteen grand could pay for blood transfusions, surgeries for a sick kid, etc. I wish football teams were that good at raising money for charity as they are eating $14,000 worth of food. What losers.

Are you kidding me? Do you have any idea how many millions of dollars the NFL has raised for the United Way and other charities? Sell all your game used stuff and give the money to charity, then you can start acting holier-than-thou.

[NYCrulesU]

Being a first-round draft pick isn't all it's cracked up to be?!?! Seriously? Last time I looked fourteen grand could pay for blood transfusions, surgeries for a sick kid, etc. I wish football teams were that good at raising money for charity as they are eating $14,000 worth of food. What losers.

I'm with you on that thinking. Pathetic.

[frikativ54]

Are you kidding me? Do you have any idea how many millions of dollars the NFL has raised for the United Way and other charities? Sell all your game used stuff and give the money to charity, then you can start acting holier-than-thou.

The charity the NFL has done is merely to improve the PR of a league that is all too filled with thugs. How much money does the NFL make a year? You will see that the charity is merely lip service.

It's what players do with their own salaries that is indicative of what kind of people they are. $14,000 for a team dinner? I would think you are joking if I didn't see the sad proof on the link to this thread.

[allstarsplus]

Saw this in Yahoo and thought it was worthy of a good chuckle...

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shu...urn=nfl,188313

I had no idea what this thread was about by your Title. Very enjoyable read.

So I just did some math. I didn't know you could spend $209 per person at TGIF (prior to tax and service charge LOL)

[34swtns]

Being a first-round draft pick isn't all it's cracked up to be?!?! Seriously? Last time I looked fourteen grand could pay for blood transfusions, surgeries for a sick kid, etc. I wish football teams were that good at raising money for charity as they are eating $14,000 worth of food.

Valid point, IMO.

[JasonBanz]

Being a first-round draft pick isn't all it's cracked up to be?!?! Seriously? Last time I looked fourteen grand could pay for blood transfusions, surgeries for a sick kid, etc. I wish football teams were that good at raising money for charity as they are eating $14,000 worth of food. What losers.

Big deal if a rookie spent $14,000 on a meal for the team. I like the idea. I think it brings teams together. Prefessional athletes like to waste money cause they have it. And why point a finger at the NFL. There are plenty of NFL players who use money for charity and foundations. I bet most MLB players waste their money. If they publicized the amount of money Albert Pujols or Manny Ramirez spent on something, I bet we all would flip!

[Vintagedeputy]

Last time I looked fourteen grand could pay for blood transfusions, surgeries for a sick kid, etc.

think of alll the starving squirrels in the world..........