Comments on: Larry Fitzgerald is ready to help his teammates financially http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/21/larry-fitzgerald-is-ready-to-help-his-teammates-financially/ ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.com Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:05:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: goawayeverybody http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/21/larry-fitzgerald-is-ready-to-help-his-teammates-financially/#comment-1035866 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 05:32:22 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=126490#comment-1035866 “Fitzgerald should dangle a C-Note in front of his car and run over anyone trying to get it.”

LMAO. Best laugh I’ve had in a while.

]]> By: goawayeverybody http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/21/larry-fitzgerald-is-ready-to-help-his-teammates-financially/#comment-1035860 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 05:24:17 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=126490#comment-1035860 Larry Fitzgerald is, and ever shall be, the definition of a class act.

]]> By: Canyonero http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/21/larry-fitzgerald-is-ready-to-help-his-teammates-financially/#comment-1035772 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 02:17:48 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=126490#comment-1035772 Larry Fitzgerald is a class act.

Even so, I’m sure he reserves the right to say “no” if a player he doesn’t know comes over shaking from a meth binge asking to borrow money.

]]> By: qj1984 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/21/larry-fitzgerald-is-ready-to-help-his-teammates-financially/#comment-1035767 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 02:09:16 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=126490#comment-1035767 Its a very nice gesture by Fitzgerald and it speaks volumes about the kind of man he is. HOWEVER, money is the single most dividing factor in the world. Nothing can tear up a relationship (family, friend, lovers or in this case co-workers/teammates) faster than money. He needs to tread lightly.

I do like DeMarcus Ware’s gesture. Any player making more than 5 million a year needs to follow his example but of course most of them wont. Its called greed.

]]> By: rhopperstad http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/21/larry-fitzgerald-is-ready-to-help-his-teammates-financially/#comment-1035650 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 23:24:11 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=126490#comment-1035650 Hey sugar daddy, share the wealth . it’s the new socialist way . . don’t forget to kick up to your union boss

]]> By: thetooloftools http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/21/larry-fitzgerald-is-ready-to-help-his-teammates-financially/#comment-1035603 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:56:24 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=126490#comment-1035603 I wanna know what da man be chargin’ for da juice on dems here loans and when I be getting my cut.
Signed
Phoenix Gangs

]]> By: dtlb58 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/21/larry-fitzgerald-is-ready-to-help-his-teammates-financially/#comment-1035601 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:51:57 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=126490#comment-1035601 I thought players only got paid during the regular
Season on every Monday?
So why would this even be an issue now?
Am I wrong? Someone have the real NFL pay schedule?

]]> By: friendlylittletrees http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/21/larry-fitzgerald-is-ready-to-help-his-teammates-financially/#comment-1035593 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:44:56 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=126490#comment-1035593 Fitzgerald should dangle a C-Note in front of his car and run over anyone trying to get it.

]]> By: buckybadger http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/21/larry-fitzgerald-is-ready-to-help-his-teammates-financially/#comment-1035574 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:18:03 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=126490#comment-1035574 This sounds nice and his heart is in the right place but this is a very stupid thing to do. VERY STUPID. There are two types that will need money and neither is a good idea to give it to them.

Type 1: The player who just made a lot of money and has made poor choices with it. Give him a loan and you will never see that money again.

Type 2: The player who doesn’t make a lot of money and plays for the league minimum. This player could very well get cut in the next training camp and will be in more trouble than he is now financially.

Lets not lose track of the fact that everyone in the league made enough money last year that should last them through this lockout. They wouldn’t be getting checks from their owners for awhile already. Sorry but if you didn’t anticipate this and manager your $300K properly I can’t give you a loan in good faith. At very lease Larry should have this set up through his agent so he has legal recourse.

Lending money to friends and family can really have a negative effect on a relationship. Is it charitable? Very much so but don’t expect to get all you money back, consider it a donation and these kind of donations aren’t refundable. I know everyone will give me the thumbs down but the last thing you want to do is to loan money to people who knew this might happen and still didn’t get their finances in order.

]]> By: contract http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/21/larry-fitzgerald-is-ready-to-help-his-teammates-financially/#comment-1035568 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:08:47 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=126490#comment-1035568 He doesn’t have nearly enough money to support all the knuckleheads on his team for even 1 month. And if loans go bad, things can get real ugly, real fast.

Larry Fitzgerald is going to regret making that statement.

]]> By: whoknowsnothing http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/21/larry-fitzgerald-is-ready-to-help-his-teammates-financially/#comment-1035567 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:07:27 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=126490#comment-1035567 The Man continues to help people!
A true athletic role model!
Just hope the Cardinals go above and beyond to keep him in AZ.

]]> By: mvp43 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/21/larry-fitzgerald-is-ready-to-help-his-teammates-financially/#comment-1035558 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:02:11 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=126490#comment-1035558 “Previously, Cowboys linebacker DeMarcus Ware said he wouldn’t take his $60,000 lockout fund payment, opting instead to make the money available for other players who actually need it.”

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Wait a second…..these guys get paid in 17 weekly installments during the season every year. Don’t they budget for the off season anyhow?

Lockout or not……..they’re not getting a check.

]]> By: thefiesty1 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/21/larry-fitzgerald-is-ready-to-help-his-teammates-financially/#comment-1035547 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:54:57 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=126490#comment-1035547 You can only help these guys that don’t know how to budget their finances so much. They are all making enough $$ to ride this out if they didn’t blow it on bling, cars and bail. A buck to the homeless vet on the corner is one thing, but these guys deserve nothing from other players that have their act together.

]]> By: crumpledstiltskin http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/21/larry-fitzgerald-is-ready-to-help-his-teammates-financially/#comment-1035534 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:43:45 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=126490#comment-1035534 Hail to Pitt!

]]> By: rebelphotographer http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/21/larry-fitzgerald-is-ready-to-help-his-teammates-financially/#comment-1035520 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:33:23 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=126490#comment-1035520 What a great post. It’s always nice to hear stories about players making good choices and helping out their colleagues, and it really is Fitzgerald’s style.

It’s also refreshing to see that you have the ability to effectively write (or even copy and paste, if that’s the case) a piece that isn’t negative or gossipy.

]]> By: nfl25 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/21/larry-fitzgerald-is-ready-to-help-his-teammates-financially/#comment-1035505 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:23:48 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=126490#comment-1035505 fitzgerald is a good dude (not just cuz he will lend money to his teamates). he is a role model. i wish there were more guys like him for young kids to look up to

]]> By: berniemadoffsides http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/21/larry-fitzgerald-is-ready-to-help-his-teammates-financially/#comment-1035502 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:23:00 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=126490#comment-1035502 Dude… you’re about to be ransacked by churches, charities, etc, etc. Invest in about 20 good guard dogs.

]]> By: duanethomas http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/21/larry-fitzgerald-is-ready-to-help-his-teammates-financially/#comment-1035500 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:20:47 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=126490#comment-1035500 Most likely more players have….. they just haven’t made such a public announcement. Everything the players do, contrary to what is thought by PFT is not for public consumption. Good for Ware, Fitzgerald and all the players who are helping out the young guys.

]]> By: FinFan68 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/21/larry-fitzgerald-is-ready-to-help-his-teammates-financially/#comment-1035496 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:16:34 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=126490#comment-1035496 There are actually players that are good people too. Too bad there are not more of them.

]]> By: biggiep http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/21/larry-fitzgerald-is-ready-to-help-his-teammates-financially/#comment-1035495 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:15:52 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=126490#comment-1035495 Real talk tho, even the poorest players in the NFL make six figures a year. If they lived within their means, they could live very comfortably. Then again, there’s no cure for stupid.

]]> By: puntpasskick http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/21/larry-fitzgerald-is-ready-to-help-his-teammates-financially/#comment-1035491 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:12:59 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=126490#comment-1035491 Larry, tread carefully, that’s a game where if people play they almost always lose.

]]> By: richgannon http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/21/larry-fitzgerald-is-ready-to-help-his-teammates-financially/#comment-1035489 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:12:47 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=126490#comment-1035489 you should [help],” Fitzgerald said. “I definitely would. That’s just who I am though.”

Kudos to you Mr.Fitzgerald

If there were more men like that playing, and running this league maybe the NFL wouldn’t be in this mess

]]> By: buckhuckster http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/21/larry-fitzgerald-is-ready-to-help-his-teammates-financially/#comment-1035488 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:12:41 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=126490#comment-1035488 Derek*

]]> By: hobartbaker http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/21/larry-fitzgerald-is-ready-to-help-his-teammates-financially/#comment-1035485 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:10:41 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=126490#comment-1035485 God forbid that these guys actually have to face reality like the rest of us. I mean what construction/landscaping/warehouse company is going to hire a top athlete in his mid 20s as a laborer? Thank goodness Larry is there so they can avoid the food banks.

]]> By: buckhuckster http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/21/larry-fitzgerald-is-ready-to-help-his-teammates-financially/#comment-1035484 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:10:09 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=126490#comment-1035484 Buy Dererk Anderson some anger management classes.

]]> By: thephantomstranger http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/21/larry-fitzgerald-is-ready-to-help-his-teammates-financially/#comment-1035481 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:06:46 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=126490#comment-1035481 And Larry is only charging 26.5% interest.

]]> By: ginnitti http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/21/larry-fitzgerald-is-ready-to-help-his-teammates-financially/#comment-1035480 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:06:05 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=126490#comment-1035480 Finally. A feel-good story surrounding the NFL. He’s the highest paid Cardinal ($7 million in 2011, deservedly), the face of the franchise, and now a visible leader.

This story needs to get viral.
(Contract info from http://www.spotrac.com)

]]> By: benh999 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/21/larry-fitzgerald-is-ready-to-help-his-teammates-financially/#comment-1035479 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:04:10 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=126490#comment-1035479 What about a charity rock (or rap) concert to benefit all the destitute players? They could call it Idiot-Aid.

]]> By: Kave Krew http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/21/larry-fitzgerald-is-ready-to-help-his-teammates-financially/#comment-1035476 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:02:12 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=126490#comment-1035476 Awesome..this is the real defintion of a union brother – teammate.

Putting his money where his mouth is and not spouting about slavery or gestapo, or other nonsense.

Respect meter for Larry Fitzgerald – max’d out

]]> By: baous http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/21/larry-fitzgerald-is-ready-to-help-his-teammates-financially/#comment-1035474 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:01:27 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=126490#comment-1035474 And this is why Larry Fitzgerald is the truth. NFL (and the world) needs more guys like him. #1luv

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