Sentence examples for paying a player from inspiring English sources

At least one team, the Knicks, is paying a player millions not to play.

As a Baltimore Sun article recalls, Bozeman was suspended from coaching for eight years by the N.C.A.A. after admitting paying a player while he was the coach at Cal, went to Africa to teach teenagers to play basketball, and even took a job as a pharmaceutical sales rep for a while during his ban.

"You might say that if you pay a player that much money, you expect results.

We can't pay a player for six months who cannot play".

"You can't pay a player, you can't pay a manager, you can't pay a CEO.

"The salary you pay a player is not just the value of the contract, just one component.

It's against the by-laws to pay a player, and all teams struggle to raise funds".

The Jets refused to pay a player who is the epitome of a game-changer and dealt him away rather than see him walk.

Critics will argue that the Giants can't afford to pay a player like McNabb, but the Giants can't afford Manning's carelessness much longer, either.

"They have the full ability to pay a player exactly what they want, not a penny more or a penny less".

"The highest compliment you can pay a player is that he made his teammates better, and that he always played hard," Havlicek said.