XFL commissioner: Kaepernick salary demands too high [View all]
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 leagues debut. We have some pretty significant salary restrictions, you know. Were 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 didnt name Kaepernicks 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 dont know what kind of shape, you know, Colin is in.
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