The War of Codes

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And this is not-Mrs. not-Brady...





... but it feels like I'm going a bit off topic.

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Harry Kane's NFL chances: Could he become an American football kicker?

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12040/11841941/harry-kanes-nfl-chances-explored-with-the-help-of-clive-allen

"Although the striker hit a 50-yard field goal during a session with the New York Jets in 2017, that was a stationary ball on a kicking tee with no opposition, no pressure and no ticking clock.
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Clive Allen once scored 49 goals in a season for Spurs ... before going on to enjoy an unlikely stint as kicker for the London Monarchs in NFL Europe.
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"It is a very different technique to the one that you adopt when playing football," Allen explains. "That's the challenge. It took me a considerable amount of time just to hone my technique because the knee has to be locked and the toe has to be pointed. You would never kick a soccer ball in that way so it did take a lot of practice and a lot of perseverance.

"To a degree, the kick is controlled because the stepping off and the distance that you are coming from is consistent. But when the ball is snapped to the holder, you have to get the kick away very quickly because they are trying to block it and get across the flight of the ball.

"You are moving towards the holder as the centre is snapping the ball back to him so you have to start your run before the ball has actually been snapped. Those timings have to be honed. The kickers in the NFL make that all look very simple but, believe me, it is not."
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It is this feature of the challenge that has caused some discomfort regarding the suggestion that Carli Lloyd, a two-time World Cup winner with the Unites States women's national team, could also make the switch to NFL. Lloyd caused a sensation in the summer when she nailed a 55-yard field goal during a practice with the Baltimore Ravens and the Philadelphia Eagles.

The subsequent buzz included several invitations from NFL teams to pursue it further. "I know that there are loads of people that are saying, you know, big men coming at you," said Lloyd. "I don't know. I'd have to seriously go out to the field. Helmet, pads, two-step, really get the technique down, really practise it and then kind of see from there if it's possible." "

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Ken, I can help you. Do you want a pic of him helmet on or helmet off?

Or would you prefer more pics of exes of not-Brady?

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I have become too impatient to wait for Ken's reply. This may be a side-effect of watching too much T20 slogathon baloney.

Until he replies, I'll assume he wants Brady, helmet on.

Here he is, Ken!

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Mike Trout (who, according to the survey result quoted on the last page needs a front-on pic):

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... why NBA players make more money than MLB and NFL athletes ...

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/05/why-nba-players-make-more-money-than-mlb-and-nfl-athletes.html

"The NFL is one of the biggest and most profitable sports leagues in the United States, yet average player salaries are less than their peers in the MLB and NBA. There are three big reasons for the disparity in pay: league structure, salary caps and rules around “guaranteed money” for players.

NBA pros have it especially good. In addition to having a higher average salary per player, they also make more money off the court than athletes in the NFL and MLB. That’s partly because NBA players have a bigger fan base outside the US."

Estimated annual revenue from TV rights

NFL $6.5B
NBA $2.6B
MLB $1.9B

Salary caps in 2019

NBA: $109,140,000
NFL: $188,200,000


"Guaranteed contracts aren't really a thing in the NFL."


Mike Trout has the highest-paying contract in baseball:
12-year $426.5M contract.
$2.5M annual endorsements.

NBA star Kevin Durant:
4-year $164M contract.
$300M 10-year deal with Nike.


Supermax contracts can take up about a third of an NBA franchise's salary cap.

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