Hey guys. You forgot something about John Elway that sets him apart from most pro athletes. Elway had options. He was drafted by the NY Yankees, so he had a credible threat to boycott the Colts. He played 42 games for the Oneanta Yankees in the minors (https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=elway-001joh). While he would make money faster in the NFL, he could tell the Colts to pound sand, and take the money, however little it was, in baseball.
Hey guys. You forgot something about John Elway that sets him apart from most pro athletes. Elway had options. He was drafted by the NY Yankees, so he had a credible threat to boycott the Colts. He played 42 games for the Oneanta Yankees in the minors (https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=elway-001joh). While he would make money faster in the NFL, he could tell the Colts to pound sand, and take the money, however little it was, in baseball.