Sam Bradford released by NFL's Arizona Cardinals, earnings hit $130 million
Tim Elbra
NFL quarterback Sam Bradford has been released by the Arizona Cardinals, continuing his pattern of being paid extraordinary money for doing ... not much.
Bradford is a journeyman play-caller in American football, yet now boasts earnings of around $US130 million.
For that incredible sum, his teams have played exactly zero playoff games under his watch and his per-game income is mind-boggling.
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Bradford lasted just eight weeks and three games with the Cardinals. He was benched in his third game, replaced by rookie first-round pick Josh Rosen, and that was the end of him in Arizona.
It was an expensive dalliance for the team.
Bradford has previously played for the St Louis Rams, Philadelphia Eagles and Minnesota Vikings. He is still only 30, meaning his career of pillaging big money for modest results may not be over yet.
Bradford was a No.1 draft pick for the Rams in 2010, having been a Heisman Trophy winner in college.
