Sports Highlight 485: Travis Kelce's Endorsement Income Sets it Apart
In the latest episode of Sporticast, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams delved into a range of sports business stories. One of the main topics of discussion was the commercial success of the WNBA and NWBA, highlighting their growing status.
The conversation also focused on the NFL, with a particular emphasis on the 20 highest-paid players in the league, as listed by Sportico. Patrick Mahomes, the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, was revealed as the highest-paid player, earning a combined $50 million from the Chiefs and $30 million in endorsements. Travis Kelce, another Chiefs player, was an exception in NFL player economics, with endorsement earnings topping $32 million, making his total earnings $49 million. Interestingly, 11 of the highest-paid players are quarterbacks, and 16 of the top 17 are quarterbacks when counting on-field salary only.
The name of the only NFL player who earns more than half of his income outside of his team salary was mentioned as Russell Wilson. However, the episode did not discuss any new streaming rights acquisitions or IPOs or stock market events.
Away from the NFL, Sportico held their annual gathering, RISE: Women's Sports, with influential figures in women's sports. The focus of the event was on the WNBA and NWSL, as well as the growing pains both leagues are experiencing in their new statuses. The specific nature of these growing pains was not detailed in the discussion.
Elsewhere, Amazon secured streaming rights to the first two rounds of the Masters. In addition, StubHub (NYSE: STUB) had its first day of trading after its IPO. However, the episode did not provide information on the highest-earning players in women's sports.
The episode concluded with a discussion about Josh Allen, the second-highest-paid player in the NFL, with combined earnings of $73 million, and Justin Herbert, the third-highest-paid player, with combined earnings of $71 million.
In summary, the latest Sporticast episode provided insightful discussions on the commercial success of the WNBA and NWSL, the NFL salaries, and various other sports business stories.
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