Odell Beckham Jr. and the New York Giants have agreed to a new five-year mega deal worth $95 million, $55 million guaranteed.
And all I keep seeing and hearing is how Odell “deserved” it. And how he “earned” this deal.
“Deserved” is an interesting word.
What does that actually mean in the context of a team, a team with a salary cap and other players to pay?
This almost reminds me of middle school or high school when a kid gets a good report card, so their parents take them out to dinner because they’ve “earned” it and they “deserve” a night out to be recognized.