Peyton Manning is being praised for agreeing to a contract giving him a "mere" $18 million a year for five years -- the same as Tom Brady is getting! -- when he could have gone for more and become the highest paid player in the league:
Yes, he could've gotten more. However, any kind of a hold out or behavior that could be construed as greedy would've cracked at Manning's everyman appeal. That's a reputation that has helped him to one of the most lucrative endorsement careers in sports
