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Old 07-10-2014, 12:03 PM   #142
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Originally Posted by thefoss1957 View Post
Local endorsement money in Chicago is also considerable...they both pitch Chevys and do commercials for Ferrara-Pan Candy Company (Lemonheads...a lemon drop hard candy)...and God/Allah/Elvis/Buddah knows how much they make from personal appearances. These opportunities are more limited in smaller markets...there is some incentive to take a million or two less to stay in big markets, it can be made up with supplemental monies, and for big enough names, the endorsements keep rolling in well into retirement.
I think this more depends on the particular market rather than market size. Miami is a much bigger market than Winnipeg but I'm sure there is much more endorsement money in Winnipeg because no one cares about hockey in Miami.
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