Move Over Madden Curse

[bdoughty]

First Tiger and now Rory.

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jul/06/rory-mcilroy-the-open-ankle-injury-playing-football

http://i.imgur.com/BqAUylC.jpg

[cdj]

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"Likely." I'd guess Rory was paid a lump-sum fee and that was it. I'd be surprised if there were additional payments levied based on performance, but I may be wrong.

[JBHuskers]

Always brings up the question, should athletes be playing other sports on the side for fun.

I think they should, but when this happens it gets magnified.

[bdoughty]

Always brings up the question, should athletes be playing other sports on the side for fun.

I think they should, but when this happens it gets magnified.


Depends on the sport/activity. Football players playing Golf is one thing. Golfers playing football, not so much. ;)

Even something as simple as gaming can become an issue (http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/14/guitar-hero-benches-big-leaguer/).

[Escobar]

When I was running track at OU, about ten of us on the team would always go play basketball at night and the coaches hated it. I think it's not so much playing another sport, but knowing how hard/not hard to try when playing another sport.