2013 NFL Offseason and Draft

Elurin_sl said:

That might only be a Bay area thing? I've only seen him in the one for...insurance or something?Or maybe it's a credit card? But it's where the guy didn't wish for a day with Patrick Willis or something.

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I thought that was a Kevin Durant commercial.

I think basketball players get way more endorsements than football players. That entire Kia Optima series with Blake Griffin and KD is in tons of commercials.

BrutulTM_sl said:

Most football players aren't that recognizable since you always see them with helmets on.

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With how many shots they do of guys on the bench, I don't think this is nearly as true as the NFL thinks it is. Not to mention all of the interviews any star player gives during the season, whether before/during a game or on Sportscenter/NFL Network.

All I ever see is RG3 eating subs.

They all look the same to me.

Should have chosen strength training with him over luxury car service.

The Dolphins cheerleaders are at it again.

Ive seen him in at least 3 commercials lately. The insurance one, then one where his fly is down (was some kind of product endorsement or something) and the older VISA one with the fan. Im also prett sure I have seen him in like 3 under armour commercials. Also, the one where he is talking in the background showing him when he was a kid and then growing up talking about all the challenges he has faced finally to show him coming out of the tunnel to a cheering crowd. Forgot what the commercial itself was for but that was probably the best one.

edit: Yeah, was Duracell. TRUST YOUR POWER. An amazing commercial really.

Well, football players do get endorsement deals, but less than other sports:
1) There's 22+ players on the field every game for football, vs. 5+ for basketball. (There are also 32 NFL teams vs 30 NBA/MLB, but that's a tiny difference.) There's just more players out there splitting the ad deals.
2) Football season is the shortest of the big three. If you want your ad to tie in with the sport being played, you only get 5 months for NFL, vs. the almost 9 months out of the year in the NBA (and 8 months of the year in MLB).
3) Football franchises are badly located. No LA teams, only one Chicago team, a lot of teams tied to near-historical backwaters (Cleveland, Pittsburgh, don't even get started on Green Bay).
4) The Uniforms. Let's be honest, they severely hamper people's ability to associate the player with a face. I consider myself an average fan and I couldn't pick James Jones out on the field without the number/name, much less his face. Think of it this way: unless you follow hockey, can you identify a single NHL player's face? I can't.
5) And to be honest, the injuries. An NFL player is far more likely to get injured in his career than NBA/MLB players; he's also more likely to suffer the kind of injury that has him literally not appearing in games until the next season starts 9+ months from now. Advertisers generally don't like to hire people that disappear from the public eye for nearly a year.

All-in-all, sponsorship deals in the NFL are another reason why I don't get upset when players engage in extreme negotiating hardball. They just have less to gain there than the other sports, and need to max their on-the-field deals.

Wombat_sl said:

All-in-all, sponsorship deals in the NFL are another reason why I don't get upset when players engage in extreme negotiating hardball. They just have less to gain there than the other sports, and need to max their on-the-field deals.

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truth. i can't understand the perspective that these guys should "shut up and play" as if their rookie contract makes them billionaires.

logan mankins sat out most of a season and is now the highest paid guard in history - 6 yrs 51 million. he took a lot of shit and heat from the fans, but one unlucky play and his earning potential is shattered.

Merrith_sl said:

With how many shots they do of guys on the bench, I don't think this is nearly as true as the National Football League thinks it is. Not to mention all of the interviews any star player gives during the season, whether before/during a game or on Sportscenter/National Football League Network.

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Almost every National Football League commercial involving a non QB has the player in his uniform or somewhere in the commercial they mention the player's name and that he's a National Football League player. And I agree with the point that there's just so many more National Football League players than NBA players so outside of people like Peyton Manning you don't have a lot of players doing multiple commercials all the time.

Another part is that it's NBA finals time and National Football League offseason so they play a lot more NBA commercials so they're more fresh in your head

Vince Wilfork has gone sans-uniform in his latest Big Y supermarket commercial! (local only, like the Red Sox or Bruins Duncan Donuts commercials).

Seems like another Ray Lewis situation...fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

Azeth_sl said:

Aaron Hernandez murdered a guy

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Nice.

Perhaps Tim will visit him in prison to provide pastoral care. Amen.

Umm wow, so the Hernandez shit goes even deeper. Apparently he was recently sued for shooting adifferentperson.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...e-in-the-face/