{"id":8430,"date":"2011-07-13T23:49:27","date_gmt":"2011-07-14T03:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=8430"},"modified":"2011-07-13T23:50:02","modified_gmt":"2011-07-14T03:50:02","slug":"mark-sanchez-big-rookie-paychecks-may-be-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2011\/07\/13\/mark-sanchez-big-rookie-paychecks-may-be-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Sanchez, “Big Rookie Paychecks May Be Over”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Courtesy Fox Business News<\/em><\/p>\n

NY JETS QUARTERBACK MARK SANCHEZ TELLS FOX BUSINESS THE DAYS OF BIG ROOKIE PAYCHECKS \u201cMAY BE OVER\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

New York Jets Quarterback Mark Sanchez spoke with FOX Business Network\u2019s (FBN) Connell McShane about the NFL lockout and his recent involvement with Sam\u2019s Club to promote healthy living. When asked about the NFL lockout, Sanchez said, \u201cI am hearing nothing but positive things\u201d and that \u201chopefully things will get wrapped up by the 21st<\/sup>.\u201d He went on to discuss rookie pay scales saying \u201cI just feel like it\u2019s hard to justify unless you start playing really well, a big time contract like that\u201d and \u201cI think those days may be over.\u201d Sanchez also discussed what might lead the Jets to the Super Bowl, saying the team needs to\u00a0\u201cplay an entire game in the AFC Championship game \u2013 not just the half.\u201d<\/p>\n

Excerpts from the report are below.<\/p>\n

On the NFL lockout:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re asking the wrong guy, I wish I had more answers. I am hearing nothing but positive things, though, which is encouraging. So hopefully things will get wrapped up by the 21st<\/sup>. Until then I am working out like crazy and staying in shape. My offseason time clock has gone off, so I\u2019m ready to go and get back to playing.\u201d<\/p>\n

On whether rookie pay scales will remain high:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a serious investment and I\u2019ve seen both sides of it now. I just feel like it\u2019s hard to justify unless you start playing really well, a big time contract like that. I think those days may be over because there are veteran players who have proven their skills and have proven their talent on the field and they deserve those contracts.\u201d<\/p>\n

On how the Jets can finally make it to the Super Bowl:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cPlay an entire game in the AFC Championship game \u2013 not just the half.\u201d<\/p>\n

On his involvement with Sam\u2019s Club:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve gotten this chance to actually partner with Sam\u2019s Club. I\u2019m trying to stay healthy and promote healthy lifestyle habits that eliminate chronic disease. With their Giving Made Simple Program, Sam\u2019s Club is helping four different charities: The Y, Oasis, Alliance for a Healthier Generation, and Sesame Street. Each vote you cast for your specific charity, Sam\u2019s Club will donate $5 and up to $2 million to charity during the month of July. It works out great; you\u2019re helping people from all different walks of life. It\u2019s been a fun partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Courtesy Fox Business News NY JETS QUARTERBACK MARK SANCHEZ TELLS FOX BUSINESS THE DAYS OF BIG ROOKIE PAYCHECKS \u201cMAY BE OVER\u201d New York Jets Quarterback Mark Sanchez spoke with FOX Business Network\u2019s (FBN) Connell McShane about the NFL lockout and his recent involvement with Sam\u2019s Club to promote healthy living. When asked about the NFL […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6,213],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-8430","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-featured-editorials","7":"category-jet-news"},"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/peLffi-2bY","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8430"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8430\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8434,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8430\/revisions\/8434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}