Cardinals' Jeremiyah Love reveals plan for big money; Brissett addressed
The Arizona Cardinals opened rookie minicamp on Friday, May 8. It is the first of five offseason practice windows before they disperse for the summer.
When Jeremiyah Love signed his rookie contract on the morning of Friday, May 8, he officially became the highest-paid running back in NFL history. By average annual value, six running backs currently have Love beat. But no rusher has ever been guaranteed $53.
9 million, as Love now is. That’s a function of how veteran contracts typically work, with short terms and minimal guaranteed money, but also of Love’s status as the No. 3 overall pick.
It is, as Love acknowledged, a “life-changing” amount of cash. And yet, he doesn’t plan to spend any of it. “I'm not gonna touch the money,” Love said, speaking after the Cardinals ' first practice of rookie minicamp.
“I'm probably just gonna put it all away and live normally like I've been doing now. ” Naturally, that earned a line of questioning from incredulous reporters. Really?