NBA Absolute Flood Dam

Chapter 1374 New York Jets

"Okay, Bill, now, you can contact me Mr. Goodell, the president of the NFL, I need to talk to you first."

Li Ba didn't make things difficult for Bill Duffy either. This gentleman's ability is average, but his character and character are good and worthy of trust.

"OK."

Bill Duffy breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly started to contact.

New York, the NFL headquarters, the phone in the president's office rang, and the secretary, Ms. Rose, answered the phone.

This call was Bill Duffy, and after the greeting, he said: "Miss Ross, Hammer wishes to speak to Mr. Goodell in person."

"OK, I'll notify Mr. President right away." Miss Rose didn't dare to neglect, she knocked on Goodell's door immediately, and said after entering, "Sir, it's Hammer's phone number, he wants to talk to you."

"Really, come in now."

Goodell laughed. He had been waiting for this call for days.

Although the NFL is the most successful professional sports league in North America, its influence in the world is really nothing. In the past ten years, the NBA, which used to be the third oldest of the four major leagues, has been firmly seated with the hammer alone. Even in some games of the Hammers, the ratings often exceed [-] million. This is already called the Super Bowl. Even in the United States, he hopes that the NFL will have this kind of influence.

In particular, he hopes to have the world influence of the Hammers, and use this influence to promote the NFL to the world. This is also the reason for his open invitation.

As for whether the Hammers can play in the NFL, this is actually not the most important thing. Anyway, for the NFL, not to mention the entire league, even a team, there is no adverse effect. On the contrary, because of the addition of the Hammers, Get great benefits.

The phone was connected quickly, and the two started talking.

"Hello, Hammer, I'm Roger Goodell, it's a pleasure to speak with you, you can call me Roger."

Goodell's tone was very kind and respectful, because the person he was talking to was not just a world-class superstar, but also a rich man.

Moreover, this rich man is not only rich, but also has the right to speak to the American wine industry. He is someone he absolutely needs to respect.

The right to speak is very important, especially the right to speak in an industry, and if you have money alone, you will only become a piece of fat with blood, and you will not get enough respect.

"Hello, Roger." Li Ba said.

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Li Ba took the initiative to get to the point and said, "Roger, I really plan to join the NFL. Do you have any suggestions?"

"Oh, that would be great!"

Goodell cheered excitedly, and then said: "I suggest you go to some teams in big cities. Don't worry, any team in the league will welcome you with open arms. Your joining will be a grand event in the NFL. I will personally attend your event." Joining ceremony, we will invite all mainstream media in the world to attend your joining ceremony..."

"Roger, I want to go to a team that has never won a Super Bowl," Li Ba said.

Goodell was taken aback, thought for a while, and said, "Hammer, in fact, you can consider more teams, such as the New York Jets.

This team only won the third Super Bowl in 1969 and has not won the championship for 42 years. It is in New York City and can accommodate your commercial value. It is the most suitable team for you. "

"Jets?"

Li Ba thought about it and thought it was acceptable.

"If the Hammers agree with the Jets, then the league will take care of the rest, what do you think?" Goodell asked.

Li Ba didn't think too much about it, and he didn't need to think too much about it, so he agreed.

"OK, I'll arrange it right away, believe me, it won't take long before we meet in New York." Goodell said excitedly.

Putting down the microphone, he rubbed his hands excitedly, and couldn't wait to start looking forward to what happened after Li Ba joined.

He believes that with Li Ba's influence, as long as he joins the NFL, the league is likely to be favored by Chinese broadcasters first.

According to his understanding, because of several Chinese players, especially the Hammers, China has more than 1 million NBA fans, which made him drool. Now that the NBA is killing itself, it's the turn of the NFL.

The reason why he recommends the Jets is the reason he just said, and the second is that his own family has a lot of business dealings with the Jets owner Robert Wood Johnson.

And once the NFL is promoted in China and even the world, the Jets will be the team that will directly benefit from it, and his family business will also benefit from Li Ba's joining.

Even, if you have a good relationship with Li Ba, you may have the opportunity to participate in the wine business.

In addition, NFL also sells a lot of peripherals, and now it is trying to promote it globally. From men's clothing, women's clothing, and children's accessories, to jackets, T-shirts, etc., the benefits are great. He also attaches great importance to these peripheral tweets, and the economy is becoming more and more developed in China. That's the most important thing.

On June 6, Bill Duffy accompanied Li Ba to New York and met with Goodell and Jets owner Johnson.

As Liba's largest sponsor, Adidas President Hebner Heiner also participated in the meeting.

"Hammer, Mr. Heiner, nice to meet you."

"Me too."

The meeting place was chosen at the Hilton Hotel, and after the meeting, there was a warm greeting.

Li Ba observed Johnson, the owner of the Jets, looking very excited.

After entering the topic, other things are easy to talk about, and the contract is a problem.

The NFL implements a hard salary cap, no luxury tax, and Li Ba has never played in the NFL. He is not very capable now, and it is impossible to give him a big contract, because that would occupy the team's salary space.

Of course, Li Ba did not consider the issue of more money and less money. The purpose of playing in the NFL is different from that of playing in the NBA. It is entirely for challenging new attempts, not for making money.

But with his current status, let him take a rookie contract, even the owner of the Jets, Johnson, dare not say it.

Even if it is Adi, it is impossible to agree to allow Li Ba to take the rookie contract, because that would be self-denial.

At present, the maximum salary contract in the NFL league is similar to that in the NBA, about 2000 million US dollars. At this level, it cannot be compared with Li Ba's contract with the Suns, let alone a rookie contract.

But Adi has considered this problem, and Heiner has proposed a solution.

That is, Adidas will provide Li Ba with another sponsorship contract as a sponsor, and then the NFL and the Jets will make up for Adidas in other ways, such as advertising and other promotional channels.

Adidas owns a lifetime contract for all of Li Ba's sports projects, and it has to be said that he really showed his sincerity by offering an extra big contract this time.

The NFL is also happy to reach an agreement with Li Ba and Adi in this form.

At the same time, the New York Jets will also pay Li Ba a considerable signing bonus when he signs the contract. This is also the tradition of the NFL. The bonus is as high as 5000 million US dollars.

For the New York Jets, the first consideration when signing Li Ba is also the world influence, because of Li Ba's huge commercial value, this kind of influence can be directly realized, and with the support of Adidas, so even in the future Li Ba If he can't perform well in the NFL, this signing is also very cost-effective, just as a mascot.

(End of this chapter)