There was a time, in the middle of the last century, when athletes and sportswriters earned similar salaries, leading to an informal sense of camaraderie between the two occupations.
That changed with the sports salary explosions of the 1970s and 1980s, which moved players in leagues around the world into a different tax bracket. However, Amazon announcer Al Michaels may have scored a rare point for the Fourth Estate during the 49ers' 30–12 win over the Giants Thursday evening.
According to Michael Ginnitti, the mind behind sports-contract database Sportrac, Michaels’s earnings for calling one game eclipsed winning quarterback Brock Purdy's salary for the entire 2023 season.
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