Austin Ekeler on How Players Get Paid in the NFL

[@adamjohnson5307]

I’ll take 50% on $10M over 20% on $60k any day 😅

[@Mike__B]

And most likely floating around the 5-10% range too when even things like a standard deduction are taken into account.

[@BrosephtheAsian]

Agree. But losing 50% is crazy still

[@beau9956]

@@BrosephtheAsian earning 40k a month is also crazy

[@toddbaker2831]

This is why I would think Florida teams would be a top destination with no state taxes.

[@corwinllc1209]

@@beau9956 its not 40k a month all year. They are only paid during the regular season (they do get a much smaller check during the playoffs). So its $40k a month, for 4 months.

[@marcuswashington461]

always liked Ekeler very underrated player..really like him now, love to see a young guy making smart decisions and not just blowing his money on dumb depreciating assets!! Young athletes LISTEN TO THIS GUY AND OTHERS LIKE HIM!!!

[@Dorfhiker]

From an entry level position (special teams) he’s carved out a very good career for himself and is set for life. Nice job, kid.

[@arsenal3a357]

He’s deff not set for life with his pay 😂😂🤡🤡

[@rsterz2775]

​@@arsenal3a357 Since his rookie deal, he's signed a $24M contract and $8.4M contract. I think he's set.

[@haruspex1-50]

Don’t insult the man. He’s no kid

[@CarlosAguayojr-s9s]

🙄

[@Cocostinkypaws]

@@arsenal3a357he does real estate AND nfl. He’s definitely set for life

[@mixitwiththerelish]

This dude is a class act. Many kids and young adults should listen to this story about earning your opportunity.

[@gabrielhuet9370]

Having thia dude on your fantasy team in 2022 was a straight cheat code ! Happy to see he is doing great

[@odkdsjf]

It is significantly easier to make money when one has capital.

[@omgitsmatt3mdm117]

The hardest million to make is the first one 😂

[@tylito4764]

That's what rich people forget.

[@DerekJohn]

It’s a truth as natural and old as time itself to that which has more will be given. It shows itself a ton in nature

[@tomw485]

@@tylito4764Anyone that’s earned it themselves does not forget.

[@MRM.98]

It takes money to make money.

[@crossface222]

I like how he explains stuff. Like even when he says “special teams is everything on the field in between offense and defense” as if someone may come across this that doesn’t know anything about American football. Dude is so well spoken. Bet he becomes a billionaire with that drive and intelligence.

[@REspo-qs5us]

Joe Gibbs, head coach of the Washington Redskins instituted a financial class for incoming rookies since they've never seen that much money before (yes, even after 50% taxes for schools and roads and innovation) and they blow it and go broke. The NFL discovered how successful that was that the NFL required all teams to conduct this financial training class for all incoming players. Rightfully so.

[@tmazhindu]

The rare time that you will see the NFL actually making a decision in the interests of players. Colour me surprised!

[@Barmelo-Xanthony973]

I guess Adrian Peterson skipped that one lol

[@jamesmiller7992]

Ek is the man happy his in Washington helping My man brob and Dan ❤

[@DavidKnicks]

Interesting stuff. This channel is getting better and better

[@DanielConwayRacing]

Interesting hearing his side of the story. Shows the moment Melvin Gordon threw away his career and simultaneously jump started Ekelers

[@hirolla74]

As a Charger fan, when MGordon held out then came back, Ekeler was on a great stat streak. Then HC Anthonly Lynn and his old boy network, welcomed Gordon and pushed Ekeler to the side. Losses mounted. Lynn favored HIS players. He did that with Herbert and Tyrod Taylor. Claimed when Taylor comes back healthy, he'll get is starting job back from Herbert. FO pressured him to say no way; Lynn got fired after the season. Lynn was a patsy.

[@DualityUnlimited]

@@hirolla74 Lynn is a solid NFL coach. I’m happy he’s a Running Game Coordinator/ Coach. I keep thinking he’s a DC. The Washington Commanders have depth with Coaches.

[@WopJr]

@@hirolla74lol first you say Lynn did all these things then accuse him of being a patsy 😂😂 so which is it

[@Gravy_Jones22]

Holding out basically never works

[@WopJr]

@@Gravy_Jones22 incorrect, Ayuik just held out and it worked perfectly

[@elitealice]

As soon as I hear bro start talking about real estate I knew he was smart af. Dude sounds chill and wise as hell

[@blessembreaks]

The nfl rewards players that outperform their contracts. There is a pool of money that every owner contributes to, this is negotiated by the players CBA, specifically for guys who arenr on star contracts. Im 100% sure Austin got a cpl of these checks throughout his career, those checks can be in the high 6 or low 7 figures.

[@tradeforcharity]

Good mental mindset, congrats to his parents.

[@LionelGeek]

Vastly underrated player. You can tell he's a sharp guy. Not surprised he'll win in business in a big way!

[@_WF23]

Damn, imagine 20k every 2 weeks, direct deposit 😭😭must be a great feeling

[@moneymakingsim4314]

No goofball those are GAME CHECKS! He literally said its TWO checks! So its more like 40k every 2 weeks!

[@Lamar-ok5sl]

Also that money has to last you all year.

[@cpcxgsr]

Just because he’s get $40k checks, that doesn’t include ALL the states/cities he play games at. For that, if the state has STATE INCOME tax, he’ll be taxed and will need to file for that particular state. End of the day, this is one of the reasons why athletes goes broke. Just because money is hitting their accounts, they don’t put enough aside to pay Uncle Sam when he comes knocking. He’s fortunate enough to have a good management team. To look after his income, pay/file taxes when and when needed. All he needs to worry about is ball out and make more money on the next contract

[@cpcxgsr]

@@Lamar-ok5sl and stay away from all those potential baby mommas. I wonder how antonio cromartie is doing lol.

[@Lamar-ok5sl]

@@cpcxgsr you ain't lying about that.

[@SamuelJ888]

The first 60 seconds of Austin explaining confused the hell outta me

[@ADM-wt9cn]

yah what haha.. dude wants more pay but doesnt even understand his own?

[@ashleymercedesdiaz]

I don’t think he understood his pay because he was saving most of it, if he was spending it he would have looked at the next pay stub like regular people do

[@jsun1993]

Every two weeks, two game checks every month, 17 week pay schedule, there’s 8 pay checks because there’s two games per check… what confusion ?

[@ADM-wt9cn]

@@jsun1993 lol.. Listen to Austin again try to explain what you said...

[@jsun1993]

@@ADM-wt9cn 🤣🤣

[@chrisocony]

Austin Ekeler is an impressive young man. Awesome at football, too.

[@mrstanbmw]

This guy have been a welcome addition to my Commanders team

[@burglar42069]

Foundation = tax right off

[@tony16harris]

This

[@thomasmorrison675]

Tax WRITE OFF

[@jamesweldon8118]

Clear as mud

[@tradeforcharity]

exactly.

[@impalagenesis178]

Lmao ..... This dude became the guy he hated. Unreal. " My rent is college was 400. Now a 1 bed is 2300. Its crazy " skip to the very next breath " i got a duplex and am in real estate flipping houses ". Also if you got a 26 million dollar deal and lets just say half went to taxes. You walk away with 13 million. Thats retirement money. 4 mil x .05 in interest is 200k a year. You are still in the top 15% of earners. You are not broke unless you live an extravagant lifestyle or are bad with money and have more kids than nick cannon and tyreek hill combined. 13 million is FU money. You dont have to kiss peoples butt, clock in or worry about calling out sick because you will miss a days pay and possibly not make rent or the car note. You won at life . Retired before 36 years of age. Alot of people have money but no peace. All they know is work and get more money to feel adequate. Damn shame.

[@LaRez2]

Literally, this dude acts like he works for minimum wage. 😂

[@mattellisonquadshopracegar1138]

Great advice! Every young person should watch this interview and take this advice.

[@pmh1nic]

He needs to find a way to get signed by Tampa Bay or the Dolphins. No state income tax.

[@DuffyGabi]

He would still pay taxes in each state that he plays in during the year.

[@jumpman366]

@@DuffyGabilmaooo

[@lilcourtny08]

​@@DuffyGabiit would still be less than , any games against teams in Texas, Florida, Tennessee, or Washington wouldn't have to pay state taxes. Better than paying state taxes for more than half the games

[@ivandrago1527]

Texas as well

[@willy565]

Still makes me laugh when people talk about "No State Income Tax".....Trust me, they get you in other ways. It's all the same.

[@Convo_starters]

Krazy 4 yrs 26 mil sounds like a terrible deal right now

[@TheMinor18]

Not for a RB

[@cpcxgsr]

After paying off his professional fees and taxes… he’s realistically netting under $2m/year. Not the greatest annual income. But if he plays his cards right, which it sounds like he is… he won’t be flying private. But he’ll be alright.

[@benpacheco243]

Class act kid from Eaton.

[@frankrocha3235]

What an interesting young man. No complaints or crying about taxes. Has a plan and works on it.

[@bevor1785]

Special teams can literally make or break a team.. but that tax rate is insane...

[@christianpruss]

My 1 bedroom apartment in socal (Oxnard) is 3K a month 😢

[@ObscureManifesto]

holy moly. My cousin lives in Port Hueneme and luckily their employer covers accommodations, but they basically have to work on call 24/7 :(

[@albert97vargas]

Grew up in Oxnard. Want to make it back someday but jesus that's insane.

[@RobertDV88]

That's your fault for living in SoCal. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@christianpruss]

​@RobertDV88 yeah, me and my girl been together for 20 years now, she was born and bred here and doesn't wanna leave !!

[@backroadsofeasternwashington]

If only he paid his fair share this country could finally get on the right track.

[@MarkASmith-v8m]

I agree with another post here that he was confusing about his checks/pay and frequency. And this is the 2nd clip I've seen in 24 hrs about a pro athlete that was supposed to be addressing something specific that ended up quickly turning into a synopsis of his career. Because of the title and what this actually was this ended up being clickbait-ish.

[@MadanSani-g6o]

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[@btpiercy845]

What happens to money from league fines? Who gets that cash always wondered…Play in Texas or Tennessee , Florida and have no state tax…big bonus that

[@charlesthehammer4097]

Great to see someone investing his money. Seems like a hard working, nice guy.

[@dantombasco3255]

This dude is really smart.

[@WesBundy82]

Awesome podcast.. ❤

[@Cruncherss]

Damn wish i just had a few million wouldn't have too worry about anything and I could travel buy a tiny place

[@UCUSmusic]

Play football... its simple lol

[@Homerunprophet]

Be worth more no one gains anything without failing first

[@Mkvhskate]

I remember when he broke out. Phil loved that check down.

[@Champ313]

Man Austin is very smart

[@BennyAllen-rl1zb]

Players of any league that entertain us should not be taxed more than the average citizen. They might make more than us but there career could end at any moment. 20% for everyone

[@uhhello173]

They aren't

[@markbeckens]

Worst case scenario, he has to play out the last year of a contract he gladly signed.

[@VK-el3of]

Melvin Gordon is the guy that held out. Didnt work out well.

[@sneakyquick]

These guys workout and have mad skills and play and train for years to get paid. The govt does nothing and takes half of it away.

[@SmallMar131]

You have grabbed my attention iced coffee hour

[@CouveOne]

50%. And some say this isnt enough.

[@user-bmw528]

And he’s set for life and has generation wealth. But yes, give him all your sympathy

[@jamesp1289]

Hard to get good paying jobs when they are importing the third world into our country and exporting factories.

[@adamwolsey8589]

@@user-bmw528 if he's paying 50 you should pay your fair share too, 50 for you too, fair is fair.

[@Mike__B]

Then there are those who purposefully don't make much money, but have billions in assets in the forms of stocks and other things, cash in a billion in profit... and pay 15% in long term capital gains ... wonk wonk wonk, and of course their "permanent residence" is in a state with no income tax, and 50% club no more! Kind of like Elon Musk who has sold $39 billion in Tesla stock since moving to Texas... coincidentally a state without income tax.

[@bgorg1]

@@Mike__Bgood for him. We have no right to his money. 15% of capital gains seems like a lot. What we shouldn’t do is monetary expansion- always flows to those with capital. This is the tax of government expansion.

[@NayaWrap]

Sounds like a smart guy

[@timdoyle1638]

Where are these taxes going?

[@702dougg]

Ukraine

[@MrSpicabooo]

Israel

[@braddillon4311]

Illegal immigrants......I mean migrants

[@inutero10]

Biden’s pockets

[@mattr8904]

MUH ROADS! JK 🤣 (THE OTHER COMMENTS ARE CORRECT)

[@williamoleary1410]

Why do they call them "game checks", so dumb. They get paid to train throughout the week for each game.

[@RohitSonavane-r7q]

Loaded up on WURMP alongside Pepe and WIF, this is the moonshot.

[@Booster_Golden_Cobra]

I miss Ek 😢

[@darrenlesueur4785]

50 percent its high way robbery. Then you add sales tax Property tax Car tags and then the other 50 nickel and dime fees that you pay for like drivers license fee or whatever. The reality is your taxed to death in a slow methodical way . And then you die they tax the money that you leave to someone else ever though you already paid taxes on it .

[@Mike__B]

True, but when you're making so much money that you are taxed at 50%, you can afford properties, you can buy as many cars as you want, and buying taxable goods is a whole lot easier too.

[@356z]

I'd rather have that 50% tax with 1 million than a 20% tax on 100,000

[@356z]

​@Mike__B people that disagree with taxing millionaires more havnt actually done the math. Theres 0 reason a football player should make 10x a surgeon.

[@darrenlesueur4785]

@356z i dont agree with taxing anyone excessively and we are all over taxed.

[@356z]

@darrenlesueur4785 yes we are lol

[@dpscribe]

Does money also goes to their health insurance?

[@juddfox23]

And hes REALLY good at football. Love watching him play. HTTR

[@derrickcrumpton3165]

Is he hurt? Why is Wash not playing him?

[@lyricalgraphiti2319]

ANY RESPONSE TO YOTTA?

[@reiserkeiser]

I love how often they bring the up the fact they are heavily taxed yet gloss over the fact they are still netting hundreds of thousands to millions...

[@dustyflair]

that is the balance left over. It is obvious. what most folks dont realize is how much taxes eat you up.

[@Steelersince89]

Makes a little money and immediately starts buying properties to flip to jack up housing costs. That's a downer.

[@Lonerrrrrr]

Wish more athletes would put more of their cash into real estate or companies they feel would blow up . Too many stories where athletes go broke after making over 80 mil in their career

[@Veyronp87]

he needs to keep his NFL career short. maximize your earnings and get out while your mind is still sharp!

[@NoamPitlick-bg8kw]

Never heard of this guy.

[@kennethcava4488]

Seems like the rich are paying their fair share to me...

[@Userhfdryjjgddf]

They make far too much to just do good things with a ball

[@Charles-xm1ml]

I’m impressed 👏

[@MogulKhan-pf9tl]

And remember people think 50% Is’t enough

[@elmo2165]

Go commanders!!!

[@adamausaw1573]

Social Security/Medicare is over 60% of the federal budget Throw in military and VA for another trillion, debt payments at half a billion, and you’re already at 80-90% of spending. Taxes pay for that.

[@graphicsociety1]

This guy changes his words every second! Doesn’t seems like he actually knows how much he got paid and when.

[@KaranKumar-oe8pr]

WURMP is on fire, presale’s live and 200x potential is around the corner.

[@ronbrooks6547]

But out of all of that money that California takes, do you get any of it back on income tax? Obviously no if youre rich but others

[@grobble8954]

Their base salaries are earned during the 18-week regular season, with bonuses/incentives potentially paid at other times. Depending on the contract weeks a player is injured and not available they might not get that weekly check, Long term contracts can often have big numbers, but only part of it;s guaranteed. This is in contrast to the NBA, MLB, NHL that have guaranteed contracts. Taxes are paid on salary for games played in states with income taxes(nicknamed the jock tax). So, even if you live in state with no income tax. every state that has income tax that's an away game you have to pay taxes to that state.

[@alvinsingh9750]

He was my first pick lol

[@stoveguy2133]

Can’t deny. Athletes have physical skills but most are dumb as a box of rocks. Ask bill belicheck.

[@scott92507]

I got paid every week. No, every two weeks. I would get a check, no two checks…. He can’t recall any clear details. A graphic on screen with the correct distribution of payments would help.

[@abeeiland2996]

It's sad to see yesterdays, today's and tomorrow's professional athletes continue to be victims of the illegal, intentional misapplication of the US tax laws by federal, state office holders, contrary to rules and regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury.

[@tokk3n-hj4xg]

Why aren't nfl players 1099?

[@fredbetts3514]

50% of how much money?? Hey Austin, you wanna trade checks?

[@surendra4192]

The future of meme coins is Wurmp Inu! New dog in town is going to the moon!!

[@DILWARSHAIKH-eq9zn]

WURMP presale is where the action is, this one’s going higher than Moo Deng.

[@italiancapo7]

Takes money to make money.

[@HomerSimpson2121]

And NFL players are somehow still supportive of “tax the rich”😂😂. Can’t fix stupid

[@Vitruvianmanmile]

Taxation is theft, few of these men can connect the dots and will vote for the word salad lady,

[@All5Horizons]

His taxes are not 50%. He is deeply misunderstanding how math works.

[@dustyflair]

So what tax bracket is he in?

[@Windowguy252]

In Cali it’s 40% right now

[@All5Horizons]

@@Windowguy252 What is? The highest state income tax bracket in CA is 12.3%

[@bernzespinoza]

How do these players not know about taxes taking half.you learn this r8ght away going in biz for yourself paying your own taxes.or even winning the lottery wouldcteach them they get half. 😂😂😂😂

[@VVVVVVVVVVVVVV596]

Social media is going wild on WURMP!

[@jessiegutierrez5583]

Cali sucks so bad!

[@paulstrzykalski2596]

Democrats in CA love to tax you.

[@DavidEatsLA]

Yet the Feds tax the highest percentage regardless of who’s in office, so I don’t think the Dems are the problem, it’s the govt in general. I mostly get all my tax money back from CA

[@kindofbluenyc]

Republicans in West Virgina love to impoverish you.

[@nathandelogu5667]

He's played in California his entire careers until now. Go live in Florida and talk about taxes. Narratives . Narratives. Narratives. For a guy who wants to preach good finance he uses a misleading video picture to lure individuals knowing full well it's naive and misleading information

[@Jm-Gonz]

Sorry you live in California, should have played in Florida, Texas or Tennessee Would have saved yourself 13 % of your income

[@lownbreezy1]

Oh you poor thing 🙄

[@Jake_Marbais_]

He wasn't complaining 💀

[@ShelbySnyder-us1hj]

Wrong

[@Gravy_Jones22]

Wish he still had a starting role. Redskins are 6-2 so I'm sure he doesn't care but still sucks.

[@videogames9829]

In oregon, they take out 40 percent of my check, and we're never told what they do with it. Government is so scummy.

[@user-bmw528]

What’s your annual salary

[@Jms3424]

I will be glad when the election is over so KZbin will stop playing campaign ads over & over

[@SantoshSonvani-p5q]

Wurmp Inu Meme coin has higher potential than Moo Deng - 500x gains incoming!

[@bender9222222222]

America is a funny place. Am I supposed to feel bad those dudes clear millions each year? 🤣 ever think that rich people pay the taxes because... they have all the damn money?

[@reefacheefa8990]

Mid receiving back because he’s forsure not a running back wanting too much money I wanted the chargers to trade him so bad for so long you can tell he’s a fake person I can respect his work ethic though you don’t go from udfa to making the starting squad without that

[@samuelwilliams7331]

Mid.....LOL

[@reefacheefa8990]

@@samuelwilliams7331 very mid buddy that’s why your only reponse was that you have no argument for him he’s an average to below average running back who’s only real asset is his receiving ability and even his skills in receiving are mid now lmao

[@reefacheefa8990]

@@samuelwilliams7331 I can see why you’re offended now by your pfp 💀 you look like him if he was a dollar store drug addict money peddler

[@bgorg1]

He’s been amazing for my Commanders. Great leader. Hope he has 2 more years in him at this level.

[@reefacheefa8990]

@@bgorg1 you obviously don’t watch the games 188 rush yards and 1 touchdown in 7 games he has the same amount of touchdowns as fumbles in those 7 games and he gets stuffed as a runner very VERY often trust me the redskins will replace him soon

[@ChandanKumar-qx1gh]

The next meme coin super cycle top gainer is WURMP!

[@jenkinsljenkinssquire9137]

Yeah high taxes boo hoo

[@adambarton73]

Very switched on guy compared to most bricks in the NFL, has a tonne of self belief

[@johnkessler9878]

50% tax rate is unfair no matter who you are. If you are a professional athlete you worked your whole life to get there, suffered numerous serious injuries, beat out a hundred other guys, and it could all end in a moment. And they make chicken feed compared to the owners. The Dallas Cowboys have been valued at five BILLION dollars.

[@cpcxgsr]

You forgot to mention all the other State income taxes he will need to file and pay. Whatever city/state he plays at and that state has a state income tax, he will need to file and pay. So potentially he will need to file taxes in 10+ states annually.

[@Alkiel]

lol real squid game 💩. and his checks aint even hitting like some other ppls checks