When a player has a great start in the pros or has great years in a row, their team and management usually reward the player with a big pay out. Sometimes some players just don’t live up to the contracts they were rewarded with.

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They see career lows, get traded or lose their starting spots to younger players. Sometimes injuries hamper a players career also, but it doesn’t stop them from getting paid from the team.  Let’s see what players are collecting big sports checks but not living up to the contracts.