Comments on: Greg Hardy apparently didn’t learn his lesson about speed

By: mcleod220507

mcleod220507 — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 10:04:55 +0000

First off, used bentleys arent a crazy purchase for a professional athlete, they are under 100k. More importantly though, Hardy didnt buy this bentley out right. He leases it. The large majority of NFL players lease cars.

By: headhoncho32

headhoncho32 — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:07:02 +0000

Maybe he was revving the engine? No you say? He’s in the wrong? Cool.

By: chubbsmcgee

chubbsmcgee — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:03:13 +0000

ppc50 says:
Jul 16, 2012 5:03 PM
Chubbs, I know that used Continentals are approx 70k. Hardy still has to pay taxes and his agent on his salary. If paid in cash, around 20% of his salary would go to this car.

Which is about right. The average joe, making about $50,000 a year, probably spends about 20% of his salary ($10,000) on his ride, if not more. Or am I off base with that?

I only pointed it out because people hear “Bentley” and think $200,000.

By: bobbyyyd

bobbyyyd — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:19:59 +0000

What if he was at a track? Or getting his car put on a dyno? Some people are way to quick to judge athletes nowadays

By: ppc50

ppc50 — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 21:03:07 +0000

Chubbs, I know that used Continentals are approx 70k. Hardy still has to pay taxes and his agent on his salary. If paid in cash, around 20% of his salary would go to this car.

By: montsta

montsta — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:19:53 +0000

The guy is in the NASCAR capital for god’s sake and plays for the local NFL team. Surely they’d open up the motor speedway for him to drive fast in a controlled environment.

By: chubbsmcgee

chubbsmcgee — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:05:11 +0000

@ppc50

Hardy’s contract pays about $575,000 a year. A used Bentley Continental can be had for $70,000. So the car isn’t out of his means necessarily.

The chances of Hardy being cut are ZERO. Okay, maybe 3%.

He actually increased his sack total from ’10 to ’11. Granted, he may have had more opportunities in ’11.

Doing this and proudly broadcasting it to the world is still stupid. He will definitely hear it from his coaches and the defensive unit leaders.

By: herpderpdeederp

herpderpdeederp — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:03:14 +0000

Speed aside, $2 million over four years is not Bentley money, as I see it.

By: omegaprime77

omegaprime77 — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:45:23 +0000

I live in the Charlotte area too. Do we need to remind the Panthers of Bobby Phills? Sad story there, and he was going around 75. Hard to believe it’s been 12 years now. Every athlete in Charlotte, everyone really, should know this story and learn from it.

By: ppc50

ppc50 — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:51:09 +0000

Considering the amount of his contract, his poor performance, his previous accident, and the chances of getting cut – the last type of car he should be driving is a Bentley. He will be broke in a year after he is out of the NFL. Or sooner.

By: benacci

benacci — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:11:00 +0000

I get the rush of driving fast, but you would think he would learn what reckless driving can cost you.

Tweeting for the whole world to see, plus the Coach and Commissioner is beyond stupid.

By: purpleguy

purpleguy — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:55:44 +0000

I’m not sure what is dumber, taking a picture while driving 100mph or tweeting that picture to the world to demonstrate his dumbness.

By: blackandbluedivision

blackandbluedivision — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:44:21 +0000

It’d be funny if the cops were waiting at his destination with a speeding ticket.

By: nnagi

nnagi — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:44:04 +0000

6th round draft pick, wrecked a motorcycle last year and now he’s rolling in a Bentley…obviously he’s not too bright…