why is nfl the only sport with non-guranteed contracts

the contract might be 7 yrs 50 million with only 20 mil guranteed
i think thats so they aint gotta pay some dude whos a benchwarmer

How does that scheme to not pay bench warmers?

injuries

Its To Keep Them Out Of Trouble And Off Bikes.

IF YOU GET INJURED WHILE FULFILLING YOUR CONTRACT DUTIES YOUR STILL GETTING PAID.

its because of injuries...football is a high risk sport. why would an owner invest a huge amounts of money (relative to other sports) in a player that may very well suffer a career-ending injury on any given play.

There are a lot more people on a football team than any other team sport. I'm guessing thats part of the reason.

It's because their union is weak.

So it dosent turn into a giant bore fest like the NBA with guys not trying for half the season.

performance incentives

20 mill guaranteed out of 50 mill is good money thats nearly half

i hear john clayton talk about contracts all the time and was confused as to how the nfl contracts work