NFL Player Who Took Salary In Bitcoin Says Crypto Can Create Wealth In Years: ‘What Took Your Grandparents A Lifetime To Build…’
Salaries for National Football League players have changed over time, as the Watt brothers recently found out. A former NFL player who took a portion of his salary in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) says players and investors can shorten the time it takes to build wealth thanks to the leading cryptocurrency.
What Happened: Former NFL offensive tackle Russell Okung made headlines in sports and cryptocurrency in December 2020 when he announced that he would receive half of his NFL salary in Bitcoin.
The former NFL player received $13 million for the 2020 season, with $6.5 million paid in Bitcoin, thanks to the help of startup Zap, which handled the behind-the-scenes transactions, as the league didn’t pay out in crypto at the time.
Okung remains bullish on Bitcoin today and has recently used a comparison between NFL salaries and the shortened timeframe for Bitcoin to create wealth for investors.
A graphic comparing former NFL star J.J. Watt making $129.7 million in 12 years and younger brother T.J. Watt signing a three-year extension to make $123 million was shared by Okung. The …
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