Eagles

Carson Wentz Owes Jake Elliot $31,764

By Kyle Scott

Published: Sep 26th, 2017 · 3:27 PM EDT

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The Eagles had Carson Wentz mic’d up on Sunday, and it would appear that Wentz had better get his checkbook out, because he twice stated that he would give Jake Elliot his game check if the rookie kicker made his game-winning field goal attempt:

We had @cj_wentz mic'd up for #NYGvsPHI and, well, just listen for yourself. #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/jEyB1msn1o

— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) September 26, 2017

Not including bonuses, Wentz earns a base salary of $540,000. NFL players are paid on a weekly basis, 17 times per season. Therefore, using math, it would appear that Wentz owes Elliot $31,764:

That'll be $31,764.71 made out to J-A-K-E E-L-L-I-O-T-T. https://t.co/d1xbMVO1T9

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) September 26, 2017

Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Give a man $31k… buy him a gently used BMW 5-series?

Side note: All-in on players offering in-game stakes to boost performance. I feel like the league will crack down on this sort of thing, but for now I fully support players initiating micro transactions on the sidelines. There’s got to be an app for that.