IF YOU’VE EVER wondered how important sacking the quarter-back is for a defensive player in the NFL, Sen’Derrick Marks’ latest paycheck should give you the answer.
Last night in Jacksonville, the Jaguars took their record for the regular season to 3-12 thanks to a 21-13 win over fellow strugglers Tennessee Titans, and it was Marks’ sack on Titans quarter-back Charlie Whitehurst in the final play of the game that sealed the victory.
Marks celebrated in slightly more exuberant fashion than he normally might, because the sack – which took his tally to 8.5 for the season – triggered a clause in his contract which will see the him pocket a $600,000 bonus.
“It was pretty awesome. Nobody gets that check but me, but everybody’s excited for me,” said Marks, who promised to get the first round of celebratory drinks in for his team-mates.
“We’re just going to go out and enjoy the night.”
Last December, Marks signed a new four-year contract with the Jags, worth a reported $22 million. Part of that deal was a $600,000 incentive to make eight sacks in a season, a feat he has now achieved for the first time in his career.
So if you’re a friend of the 27-year-old or a member of the Marks family, you might be expecting more than a pair of socks for Christmas this year.
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Last night’s win lifted the Jaguars ahead of the Titans and off the bottom of the NFC South standings, ahead of their final game of the season next weekend against Houston Texans.
Tennessee, meanwhile, are now 2-13 after their ninth consecutive loss, keeping them in prime position for the number one overall pick in the 2015 draft.
It really is people from outside the club who are concerned about his dry spell. 17 goals 7 assists & well in the hunt for the golden boot again
@samstheman: his finishing and awareness of players around him recently has been shocking, pressure?
Even when Salah hits a dry patch the opposition are fixated on him!
Liverpool are Top of the Premiership, and in the quarter finals of the Champion’s League!
Slow news day?
@Battaz: tbf its not news but for salah to come out of his dry spell( if ya can call it that) would be a massive boost for lfc. While their in a great posistion city still there and augero scoring. Messi/ronaldo scoring for europes big teams.
Salah is selfish. Always angry and moody when he doesn’t score yet the team are winning.
@Fred McHugh: all top strikers/goal scorers have that trait. Its a positive in a goal scorer. Top top player
@Fred McHugh: talking ouv your hoop
@Fred McHugh: thats what top strikers are …. Not ever happy with what they have . MON DA POOL
@Fred McHugh: can only agree with you Frederick. That accidental assist for Mane with the outside of his right foot v Munich was absolute and utter greed. Sell him to West Ham and be off with him
@Conor Pocock: left foot…. doh :)