America 1979

Chapter 93 Give You a Ring

Robbins Miller briefly explained the precautions to Bill, and Mr. Ferrari himself compared the current situation with his previous life experience, and roughly guessed why there was such an arrangement.

Every sports student must have a member of the student council, and the number of members of this member is often obtained by the rugby school team and the basketball school team in turn every year.

Because the red and white team is strong and popular in the school, when it comes to elections for various positions in the student union, ordinary rugby players can be elected as long as they participate in the election, and ordinary students can't compete at all.

This leads to another problem. If one class of school team players are all keen on the student union, then ordinary students will have no chance, and the members of the next few school team members are obsessed with training and playing. Then the most popular red and white team is No one participates in student government affiliated organizations.

In order to ensure balance, there is such a customary practice. The red and white teams appoint one person to represent the school team to participate in the student council and student government.

In the past, the third quarterback or freshman running back who had not yet become the core of the team usually got this spot. This year, for some reason, Bill missed it.

"Can I understand that I was allowed to go because I made a big splash last Saturday?" he asked tentatively.

Robbins waved his hand, "Whatever you think, anyway, go to participate in activities in the future, don't hit the students over there. Just hit people, at most use a slap, don't use a fist, they will have an election this Friday night..."

Bill left after listening to his instructions. Although the sweat was almost dry, it was quite interesting.He decided to work in this student government for at least two years. If he gets a high position, he can put it in his resume. In the future, he can get a lot of prestige bonus in his alumni activities.

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Before Friday's election, two people came to visit No. 88 at the Stanford football stadium on Wednesday night.

"We think we can have a more in-depth communication with you, for example, a verbal agreement to sign a contract when you are a junior."

In the office of Evgeny, the offensive line assistant coach of the red and white team, the assistant coach John from the [-]ers proposed to Mr. Ferrari.

In the afternoon, Bill learned of this strange visit in advance, so he urgently searched for information on the San Francisco [-]ers.

This is a young team established in [-] and currently belongs to the National League Division of the NFL.Head coach Bill Vichy is the former head coach of the Stanford Red and White team, and is also the pass coach who is currently in the limelight in the NFL. The wide receiver led by him hits the opponent, and the tactics of combining a large number of short passes and long passes are currently Swept the NFL and was dubbed the "West Coast Offensive" by media programs.

In general, after the restructuring in 78, the quarterback gained more tactical response time, so the [-]ers began to focus on passing offense, and successfully used it to achieve good results on the field.

"Is it worth it for you to come and sign someone so early? It won't be a year and a half before I can enter a professional team." Bill asked doubtfully.

Jim, another assistant coach of the [-]ers, gave an explanation: "Our team manager and head coach all think that your style is suitable for the team's short pass and long pass tactics. In fact, we have investigated you in Southern New York County. County high school league performance, your ability to catch the ball is better than your ability to open the road as a tight end."

What he said should be the truth. Judging from the current public information, the current [-]ers team pays great attention to passing offense. As long as they are legal receivers, they require strong receiving ability.

In the 80 season, one of the reasons why Bill was so good at catching the ball was that the opponent was too good. The defenders of the enemy defensive team could hardly overthrow No. 88, and they were knocked down when they met Bill, so that they could adjust their positions accurately. catch the ball.

After reaching the university team, Mr. Ferrari's advantage is not so great, at least there are many strong guards who can compete with him in terms of thrust.In the daily training of the red and white team, Bill's responsibilities for catching the ball and opening the way for running positions and wide receivers are divided [-]-[-].

John added again, "The meaning of our coming is that if Mr. Ferrari is willing, we can directly make a verbal agreement to sign a contract with our [-]ers as a free agent when you enter your junior year. This agreement is reached Then, while you spend the next year and a half working on your upper body strength, you have to focus on your catch skills."

The owner of the office, Yevgeny, also persuaded: "Bill, this is a very good suggestion. The [-]ers have the strength to rush to the Super Bowl this year, and it is not impossible to get the ring."

The champion of the Super Bowl will be rewarded with casting rings. The champion team can get three to five hundred Super Bowl rings of that year. Very luxurious.The quarterbacks of some championship teams can get platinum rings with more than 200 diamonds, and the market auction price is hundreds of thousands of dollars.

"Maybe Mr. Ferrari wants to talk about salary." Jim and his companions looked at each other, then stretched out their right hands to Bill, "Unlike other teams, we pay high salaries to wide-ranging receivers. You get that number in the first year..."

Five fingers naturally represent $50. According to market conditions, the salary for the tight end position is very high.

In the 80s, the NFL hadn’t implemented a salary cap system linked to the league’s income. Players’ contract salaries were not as expensive as they used to be, and free agent contracts were even more unpretentious. Generally, they directly set a few years, annual salary, and training bonuses. , lineup bonuses, incentive awards and other basic benefits, and subsequent contracts will be signed depending on the situation.

As for the injury guarantee, for subdivisions such as the protection of the competitive level, players in the entire league cannot get a good contract. What is the terms of the mainstream contract, ordinary players will get what terms, there is no room for negotiation.

But the salary is second to none. What Bill wants more is prestige and fame. The championship team and the team that is about to go bankrupt are two different things, and they will have a great impact on his future career.

"Personally, I don't care much about money, and salary is second to none." Bill casually gave a reason, "I just want to enter the Super Bowl championship team and add a perfect embellishment to my personal career. If you can Get a Super Bowl ring this season, and I'll work as tight end as you want."

According to the arrangement of Yevgeny and Hyman Hawke, the current Bill is developing in an all-round way, doing everything, even the speed is slowly increasing.This certainly gave Bill more choices in terms of his responsibilities, but none of them actually tapped into their potential.

If according to the proposal of the [-]ers, Mr. Ferrari mainly practiced bench press and receiving passes, as long as he did not regress in speed, this is another way of thinking.

John smiled, "What we need is this kind of player who has pursuit on the baking tray. There are still more than two months to wait for our good news. If we win the championship and Mr. Ferrari also reaches an agreement with us, then we I'll give you a ring."

"It's just a normal version, the one with a lot of diamonds that only players on the roster have." Jim added.

Each championship team can cast three to five hundred coins. Except for the official players and coaching staff, the team staff will have a regular version, and the rest can be given to relevant personnel of the team.

"No problem, I'm waiting for your ring."

This strange meeting ended. Before leaving, John and Jim suggested that Bill should now strengthen the practice according to the direction they said. It seemed that the Four Nines were very confident in winning the Super Bowl.

After two days of ordinary classes, the election came as scheduled.

In an auditorium of the Student Affairs Center, relevant personnel from the Ministry of Culture and Sports and the Student Government were all present, and there were 50 people by visual estimation.

The Ministry of Culture, Arts and Sports is the organization with the most affairs in the student government. It is mainly responsible for planning cultural exhibitions, organizing art performances by clubs, and organizing student support for various school teams.

The benefits of the rugby school team began to appear. Although Bill did not even participate in the selection of freshmen who entered the sports department at the beginning of school, no one questioned why he was able to participate in this internal meeting of the student government. Bill from the second row said hello.

"Hi Mr. 88! I was so excited to see your catch last weekend, we almost lost the Red Axes."

"You guys on the rugby school team are really busy. You basically don't see anyone. It's hard to make friends with you."

"I heard that Bill is the best high school athlete in New York City. I want to ask you if you have been so good since you were a child?"

Facing the flattery, Mr. Ferrari accepted it frankly, and even exaggerated the legend of his high school, for example, he was confessed by all the girls in turn.

Because of his handsome face, no one questioned Bill's words.

The following ceremony was quite simple. The former chairman of the board who was already a third-year student held a microphone and stood behind the podium and delivered a speech. It roughly meant that after more than a month of running-in, the students in the Department of Culture and Sports were also familiar with each other. Seniors in the junior year should give up more space for the students in the first and second years to show and exercise their abilities.

The president of the student government later stated that he supervised the general election as usual to ensure a democratic and fair process.

After the previous various preparatory ceremonies were completed, the students who signed up for the election began to deliver campaign speeches one by one.

Perhaps because Bill's quota was determined by default, he was actually the first person on stage.This kind of election is very boring. Often the first few people on the stage leave more memories for voters, and Mr. Ferrari took advantage of it.

"My story originated from the far east coast. I grew up on the streets of New York City. I loved learning since I was a child, and I prefer to show a fit figure on the court..."

The focus of the campaign speech should be to express his excellent organizational and coordination skills. However, Bill first praised his outstanding performance in high school, and because of this, he got an offer from the red and white team in advance. After entering the school team, he actively Performance, also played in last week's San Francisco Derby.

After that he mentioned his ability, but it is not important anymore. When Bill said that he won the best athlete in the New York City High School in 80, the applause could not be suppressed. When he talked about his performance on Derby Day later, the audience Cheers broke out, as if the soldiers on the stage were returning in triumph.

After stepping off the stage, passing the president of the student union, Mr. Ferrari heard this sentence: "You deserve to be the best player, and I will vote for you."

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(End of this chapter)