A Chiefs wide receiver needs a parlay to cash in his bonus
A Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver needs a couple of things to hit Sunday night to win big money. JuJu Smith-Schuster, as an NFL athlete, is barred from gambling on the Super Bowl, but he can still profit big time from a Chiefs Super Bowl win.
Marcel Louis-Jacques with ESPN wrote about bonuses and incentives for NFL players in this year’s Super Bowl. Smith-Schuster has $1 million on the line Sunday night due to the incentives in the one-year contract he signed in the offseason:
“As part of the one-year, incentive-laden contract he signed in March after leaving the Pittsburgh Steelers, Smith-Schuster will earn a $1 million bonus if he plays more than 50% of Kansas City’s offensive snaps and the Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII (6:30 p.m. ET, Fox).
This bonus was triggered by Smith-Schuster having more than 60 receptions (he had 78) and more than 900 receiving yards (he had 933) in the regular season.”
The Chiefs’ odds to win
That’s not a bad deal for Smith-Schuster. He had a $2.49 million guaranteed contract for the 2023 season, according to Spotrac. The Chiefs (+105) come into the Super Bowl as underdogs to the Philadelphia Eagles (-125).
The Chiefs will have to overcome several key injuries, including Smith-Schuster, who has a knee injury, for the Chiefs wide receiver to claim the incentive money. But the Chiefs will have a good chance with likely 2022 NFL MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes under center Sunday night.