Your “Everyone’s Still On Holiday” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

NFL Notes:

it’s a quiet day, full of Aaron Rodgers shitpieces ahead of the golf tonight. To wit:

https://twitter.com/MattyHip/status/1412450754389020672

So here’s what’s available.

• Well, they’ve added the Shrine Bowl to Pro Bowl week (Feb. 1-6).
  • It will now be played February 3rd in Las Vegas, in primetime & broadcast on the NFL Network.
    • No word on NIL guarantees for the players yet.
  • It makes sense, because most league officials will be in Vegas for the Super Bowl events, so bringing the scoutable players to them makes everyone’s lives easier.
    • It will also have an effect on the Senior Bowl, which is scheduled for February 5th in Mobile, AL.
      • Which game will teams send their senior scouts to, and which players might have to decide which one to attend.
  • Advertorial announcement:
    • The East-West Shrine Bowl, which supports Shriners Hospitals for Children, is the nation’s oldest college all-star game, having been played since 1925.
  • [DFO] road trip?

• On the heels of Trevor Lawrence signing his rookie contract, Florio has made an interesting point about how the new CBA has affected signing values. 
  • Trevor Lawrence (the first overall pick in 2021) inked a four-year, $36.8 million deal.
    • The full amount was guaranteed at signing.
  • Sam Bradford (the first overall pick in 2010) signed a six-year, $78 million contract, with a maximum value of $86 million.
    • Of that amount, $50 million was fully guaranteed at signing.

The 2011 Draft was the first one with the new contract rules in place for rookie contracts.

• According to Spotrac, Bradford made just over $130 million in his nine-year career. It ranks him 19th all-time as of today.
  • FYI – the highest paid of all time is currently Drew Brees at just under $270 million, but once the season starts he will be passed by Tom Brady.
    • And that doesn’t take into account the estimated $60 million in home-team discounts he gave the Patriots during his career there.

Tonight’s sports:

• NHL:
  • Tomorrow night in Tampa
• NBA:
  • Bucks at Suns – 9:00pm | ABC /
• MLB:
  • Brewers at Mets – 7:00pm | ESPN / TSN3
  • Blue Jays at Orioles – 7:00pm | Sportsnet
  • Yankees at Mariners – 10:00pm | ESPN / TSN3
  • Nationals at Padres – 10:00pm | Sportsnet1
• Futbol:
  • Copa America 2021:
    • Semifinal – Argentina vs. Colombia – 9:00pm | FS1 / TSN5
• Made for TV golf:
  • “The Match” – Mickelson and Brady vs. DeChambeau and Rodgers – 5:00pm | TNT / TBS
    • It’s in Big Sky, MT, and has a 777-yard par-5.
• Wrestling:
  • NXT presents “The Great American Bash” – 8:00pm | USA / Sportsnet360
    • It’s really the usual TV show gussied up for ratings, but dropping his trademark fight over it allowed Cody Rhodes to gain rights to using the Rhodes name.
    • Besides, here’s what The Bash used to be: