XFL commissioner: Kaepernick salary demands too high

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Colin Kaepernick could have played in the reborn XFL, but his salary demands were too high, commissioner Oliver Luck said. “We gave it some thought,” Luck said in the interview, which aired over the weekend to coincide with the league’s debut. “We have some pretty significant salary restrictions, you know. We’re a start-up league, so we want to make sure that we can be fiscally responsible and fiscally prudent.”

“We spoke with his representative, and the salary requirements that were broached in that conversation were exorbitant and certainly out of our range,” Luck said. Fox Business reported that the average XFL player will earn about $55,000 for the 10-week regular season, but marquee players could make up to $500,000.

Luck didn’t name Kaepernick’s asking price, but Kaepernick reportedly told officials with the now-defunct Alliance of American Football last year that he wanted $20 million a season. Luck said “That was well over a year ago, so I don’t know what kind of shape, you know, Colin is in.”

https://www.reuters.com/article/football-xfl-luck-kaepernick-idUSKBN20429W?taid=5e41d84f0f91f60001a289f5

[Va Lefty]

1. Riiiight!

[left-of-center2012]

2. $20 million when the others are getting $55,000 to $500,000

[JonLP24]

6. He doesn't have to play in the XFL at all

It is funny watching a talented QB take his team to a Super Bowl then becomes justifiable upset about black people being murdered what the entire Black Lives Matter is about and the NFL and their conservative fans are more upset about kneeling than black people getting killed and people make fun of him for not playing in the XFL for chump change.

[SWBTATTReg]

3. Not really relating to this issue (the salary demand), but I did hear of a an XFL team here ...

in STLMO...am wishing them the best of luck and success!

[left-of-center2012]

4. Here you go

Here's a rundown of which cities will be hosting the XFL:

City: Dallas
Stadium: Globe Life Park in Arlington (Arlington, Texas)

City: Houston
Stadium: TDECU Stadium (Houston, Texas)

City: Los Angeles
Stadium: StubHub Center (Carson, California)

City: New York
Stadium: MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, New Jersey)

City: Seattle
Stadium: CenturyLink Field (Seattle, Washington)

City: St. Louis
Stadium: The Dome at America's Center (St. Louis, Missouri)

City: Tampa
Stadium: Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)

City: Washington, D.C.
Stadium: Audi Field (Washington, D.C.)

[SWBTATTReg]

11. Thanks! nt

[JonLP24]

5. He should have been playing in the NFL

Unlike most XFL players but he was obviously blackballed for kneeling.

[Brother Buzz]

10. He cold have been playing in the NFL...

If he had accepted what Denver offered him.

"You know what, and I said this a while ago: Colin had his chance to be here. We offered him a contract. He didn't take it. As I said in my deposition ... he's had his chance to be here. He passed it." - John Elway

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7. Asking $20 million ...

When the other XFL players are getting $55,000 to $500,000.

That's why he's not playing in the XFL.

[JonLP24]

8. He has more of a case for asking a higher salary than most XFL players

How many XFL players lead their team as a starting QB to the Super Bowl? He has a high yards per pass attempt and a good TD to INT ratio. Kneeling is why he didn't continue to play in the NFL. He doesn't have to play in the XFL for chump change when the main point is he got screwed by the NFL.

[left-of-center2012]

9. okie dokie then