NFL Star Out Of His League
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By DERON SNYDER
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White is good at his job, which is running routes and catching footballs. He led the NFL in receptions with 115 in 2010, and finished second last season with 100 receptions.
White is just the eighth player in league history to record five consecutive seasons with at least 80 catches and 1,000 yards. He also won the team’s 2011 “Good Guy” award from the Pro Football Writers of America, which means he’s good in the locker room, too.
But when it comes to understanding business in general and the business of pro sports in particular, White obviously has a lot to learn. That’s the only explanation for his Twitter rant Monday regarding NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who is reportedly set to make around $20 million per year at the end of his recent five-year extension.
“Roger Goodell is getting over,” White tweeted from his @RoddyWhiteTV account. “Never seen anything like it 20 million for looking over the league with tremendous help I guess the NFL is banking. The NFL is not a company it’s a nonprofit organization that makes a lot of profit.”
