Seahawks fans start GoFundMe page for Russell Wilson’s new contract
By Mike Dyce
Seattle Seahawks fans set up a GoFundMe page to pay quarterback Russell Wilson.
GoFundMe was and is a great idea to raise money for campaigns, ideas, businesses, and charities. The problem with the service, is that anyone can set up something to raise money for whatever they want to, like, like trips to Las Vegas or to Miami to spy on significant others.
Now Seattle Seahawks fans are getting in on the bandwagon to try and keep their quarterback Russell Wilson with the organization, and without taking up too many financial resources.
They’re trying to raise $5 million to pay Wilson as a sponsor, which would then free up $5 million off the Seahawks’ payroll to sign other players.
"I have a strategic plan to get Russell money outside of the salary cap and get this money to Russell Wilson. I will be exploring setting up an LLC to effectively “sponsor” Russell Wilson in the same manner that Bose or Gillette do. In doing so the 12’s will free up to $5M for the Sehawks to go out and get more talent."
Of course this is absurd, and the creator of this campaign is assuming Wilson would take a lesser deal to receive the $5 million. Apparently he is unaware that sponsorship money like that of Bose or Gillette doesn’t take money off the Seahawks’ payroll, and athletes make sponsorship money in addition to their official salaries.
So far 43 people have donated, a lot of which has been $12 for the 12th fan.
If Wilson doesn’t take a free handout of $5 million from his fans, if they some how managed to raise that much – they’re at just overt $1,200 right now – the money would go to charity, or so he claims.
Seriously…. this is stupid.
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