Comments on: League paid Goodell $11.6 million, NFL Network head $12.2 million

By: detroitcityryda

detroitcityryda — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:05:08 +0000

I can’t lie but Andrew siciliano has some ears from outer space how does one look him In the eyes when sitting across him . Those things catch nfl mars .

By: discostu570

discostu570 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:01:27 +0000

So we can probably pick $12.2 million as the absolute minimum salary drawn (slash bonus paid, slash corporate jet miles flown, slash et cetera) by each NFL owner in the same year they claimed to be facing massive losses in order to force a pay cut on their entire labor force.

And yet I doubt they ever tried to force a pay cut on Bornstein, who is also their employee. I wonder what it is about network execs that gets them more respect from their bosses than the world’s premier athletes. Pretty sure it’s not the skill set. Pretty sure Bornstein is more easily replaceable than an NFL player. Pretty sure it’s about the country clubs they attend.

By: phillyphan72

phillyphan72 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:54:25 +0000

Totally ridiculous..The NFL wants to keep the fans coming to the stadium and then fans hear this..it’s any wonder year after year I mull over keeping my season tickets,especially when the price of everything at the stadium keeps going up.I think im in the majority that’s just about had enough of these overpaid arrogant rich “@&)s

By: whodatwedatbelievedat504

whodatwedatbelievedat504 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:53:13 +0000

Why get dirty and injured playing in the NFL if you can get paid more sitting on your ass in the office suspending coaches for bull_ sht reasons and getting paid more than most starters get in a year this is what football is becoming GREED ……..

By: voodoo4409

voodoo4409 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:46:10 +0000

Did not realize so many Saints haters were Walmart shift workers until I read the quality of their comments…

By: mallyredskins

mallyredskins — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:13:15 +0000

so where does all the money from fines go to?? Lol i mean if it went to Goddell, he would have every NFL employee beat with higher numbers than what’s posted.

By: geo1113

geo1113 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:03:18 +0000

Love it. I get thumbs down for explaining how a 1099 works. What would a CPA with an MS in Accounting and works in the tax industry know!

By: golonger

golonger — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:58:20 +0000

..nice…….$8.5 million to a commish who is no longer there and $11.5 million to someone who ESSENTIALLY isnt there…..but the NFL is still fighting against paying much needed medical benefits to former players…….unbelievable.

By: claymatthewsisonsteroids

claymatthewsisonsteroids — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:56:05 +0000

Thankfully they took those extra hundreds of millions from the Players Union off the top of the CBA. Without that, how could they feed their children on those salaries?

By: rajbais

rajbais — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:48:39 +0000

That’s why you LEAVE ESPN!!!!

Look at Steve Bornstein!!! He did and got it made!!!!

They don’t make prestigious or properly train sports personalities!!! They also treat their anchors like they’re recyclable and don’t let them be themselves!!!!!

By: LoCoSu@%s

LoCoSu@%s — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:45:07 +0000

Tom Benson, Jerry Jones etc… “We paid you $11 mil to shaft us?”

By: ottograham

ottograham — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:33:11 +0000

humbleminded85

too true. I truly despise Siciliano.

By: feck12a

feck12a — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:29:58 +0000

As an added bonus he gets to sit on John Mara’s lap every year at the xmas party…

By: desertspin

desertspin — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:25:26 +0000

So true – humbleminded 85. Bornstein has taken away most of the substance of what pro football fans tuned into the NFL network for. Rumor mongers, personal opinions & extreme bias toward certain teams/players are what they are feeding us now.

By: bunjy96

bunjy96 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:22:38 +0000

Goodell collected no fines. The fines were collected by the NFL and fines go to charities.

Nice try though. Not.

By: geo1113

geo1113 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:13:51 +0000

dsimp724 says:
Apr 3, 2012 1:30 PM
Did he have to file a 1099 for the 526 million in fines he collected?

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Why would he do that? The NFL collected the fines. Besides 1099s are filed by the people who pay the money.

By: humbleminded85

humbleminded85 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:43:20 +0000

12.2 mil for a guy who turned the NFL Network/Total Access into a all football Sportscenter? When the network first came out it was the greatest thing since slice bread. It was good because it had informative info of each team with in-depth analysis. Now since they went ESPN on me, its nothing but Andrew Siciliano and his big ears putting on a show instead of reporting news. Same formula as the mothership, with the stupid “Burning 5 Question” crap and the “Coors Light true or false” games(Not real titles just examples but u know what I mean) Forget the day’s of Rich Eisen asking a Rod Woodson or Marshall Faulk a logic question and receiving a well thought answer, now its just Siciliano and some chick always flirting in a querky way with the occasional drop of real NFL news. That’s my rant for the day, stay classy PFT’ers

By: dsimp724

dsimp724 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:31:50 +0000

Atleast sean payton wont have to worry about filing next year

By: dsimp724

dsimp724 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:30:48 +0000

Did he have to file a 1099 for the 526 million in fines he collected?

By: scrummymustard

scrummymustard — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:28:10 +0000

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/12/roger-goodell-jeff-pash-follow-through-on-vow-to-slash-salary-to-1/

I guess no one remembers him saying that???

By: blspears

blspears — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:25:09 +0000

Only people dumber than Goodell are the 32 morons that approved his salary. He is so grossly overpaid for the terrible job he does. They should pay the real important people the players. There is no way Goodell should make more than Aaron Rogers. The NFL needs Aaron Rogers it doesn’t need Principal Goodell

By: natefisher21

natefisher21 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:18:39 +0000

Referees are still part time right? Replay system’s havn’t improved? I used to call the NFL the cheapest league there is, I was wrong, the money is being handed out.

By: RavenzGunnerz

RavenzGunnerz — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:11:43 +0000

I guess running the top 10 marathon to fill the 7 months off season takes a lot of work. $12mil sounds about right.

By: kane337

kane337 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:06:48 +0000

I need a new job.

By: ajm323

ajm323 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:01:57 +0000

rich eisen should make more than goodell

By: danielcp0303

danielcp0303 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:01:17 +0000

That’s way too much money for head

By: tialen

tialen — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:53:22 +0000

Wonder how the players feel about paying .. what is it these days .. 42% of those expenses?

By: Marv

Marv — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:51:31 +0000

Can Goodell fire Bornstein? Just curious…

By: thereisalwaysnextyear

thereisalwaysnextyear — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:46:15 +0000

$8.58 million to former Commissioner Paul Tagliabue

And ANYONE wonders why the commish job is so sweet. Guy’s been gone for years and still making over $8M per year. Absurd.

By: CKL

CKL — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:38:17 +0000

Now, what were THEIR Wonderlics?