Saints have lots of incentive to keep winning
January, 19, 2010
1/19/10
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Pat Yasinskas | ESPN.com
Some readers have cut right to the chase and asked what kind of money the Saints are playing for in the playoffs.
Well, I looked it up and can tell you each member of the Saints earned a $20,000 check for the victory against the Cardinals in the divisional round. Each member of the Cardinals gets a check for the same amount, but they don’t get to go on to play for another check.
In the NFC Championship Game, the share for both the winners and the losers is $37,500, but, again, the loser doesn’t get a shot at another check.
In the Super Bowl, the players on the winning team each get a $78,000 share and the losers get a $40,000 share. For the record, none of these playoff or Super Bowl shares count against the salary cap.
However, some players have individual bonuses in their contracts for postseason victories. We’re hearing New Orleans’ Reggie Bush earned a $200,000 bonus for the divisional championship victory and can pick up a $300,000 bonus if the Saints win the NFC Championship Game. If they win the Super Bowl, the word is Bush gets an extra $500,000.
Well, I looked it up and can tell you each member of the Saints earned a $20,000 check for the victory against the Cardinals in the divisional round. Each member of the Cardinals gets a check for the same amount, but they don’t get to go on to play for another check.
In the NFC Championship Game, the share for both the winners and the losers is $37,500, but, again, the loser doesn’t get a shot at another check.
In the Super Bowl, the players on the winning team each get a $78,000 share and the losers get a $40,000 share. For the record, none of these playoff or Super Bowl shares count against the salary cap.
However, some players have individual bonuses in their contracts for postseason victories. We’re hearing New Orleans’ Reggie Bush earned a $200,000 bonus for the divisional championship victory and can pick up a $300,000 bonus if the Saints win the NFC Championship Game. If they win the Super Bowl, the word is Bush gets an extra $500,000.
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Pat Yasinskas
Yasinskas joined ESPN.com in January 2008 after covering the Carolina Panthers for The Charlotte Observer for nine seasons. He began his journalism career with The Tampa Tribune in 1990.
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