Football season is upon us, like it or not. I prefer to stay focused on MLB, until the last out of the last World Series game in October. But for those of you who care, here's a football/happiness question: could you happily walk away from $58 million?
Andrew Luck’s announcement that he was retiring from the Indianapolis Colts shocked football fans for two big reasons: He was at the top of his game, despite being repeatedly injured, and he was walking away from some $58 million in the final two years of his contract.
In fact, the owner of the team said he might be giving up as much as $450 million in future earnings, given his ability. Financially speaking, what was Mr. Luck thinking?
Unlike most men at 29, Mr. Luck had already earned $97.1 million. After paying his agent and taxes, he probably has about $44 million, seemingly more than enough to last a lifetime... (continues)
That is a very big amount of money to walk away from. He is a very injury prone player and this is probably the main reason he decided to retire. For the most part, he got injured each year of his NFL career. This starts to take a toll on an athlete who competes against the best. It would be very difficult for me to walk away from that amount of money but I was not in his situation. He seems to be content with what he has already made in his time playing. He also might want to spend more time with his wife and newborn baby. However, We might see a return from him one day since he is still very young.
ReplyDeleteI can respect that he chooses to put his own health and happiness over money. He can see that his health and safety over money. Which is something that can easily be lost or stolen.It is important to recognize that regardless of your status in lifer
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