Jon Jones is the reigning UFC light heavyweight champion and is highly regarded as one of the world’s top three pound-for-pound MMA fighters. His younger brother, Chandler Jones, was recently picked at No. 21 in the 2012 National Football League draft in the first round.
The champion of the world’s premier MMA organization so far has reportedly made $400,000 for 2012. The 21st draft pick of the NFL has signed a signing bonus worth $4.384 million—with more millions guaranteed (click “view contract details” here)—as incoming rookie for the New England Patriots.
Not promoting sibling rivalry here, just happy that exceptionally athletic blood brothers are set off for a very bright and prosperous future for their family and respective families. And yes, that includes their eldest brother Arthur who has been playing as defensive end for the Baltimore Ravens since 2010.
It is also worth noting that the three big bros are earning way-above-average incomes through sports, both of the bruising and grinding kind. (By the way, is “way-above-average incomes” still an understatement?)
The rest of us are either content with middling salaries or looking for employment.
Most of us will bump into a street pole with no car, much less a Bentley, in between.
At least we can afford to be dead drunk, as long as it’s not on a regular basis so we can still lead productive lives for ourselves and our families.
And we try to be good role models, especially the parents among us, for our children and respective immediate communities. Though, we also fail in this respect every now and then. (Admit it! My friend, who was recently awarded as “Father of the Year,” was arrested last night for JWI. He was jaywalking while intoxicated, and bumped into the policeman across the street.*)
In ending, does my article fail to mention other issues and implications regarding the staggering difference between the Jones brothers’ professional earnings? Like that our Jon Jones could be the “poorest” of the three?
*Just kidding about the whole thing, I’m just implying something here.
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