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Friday, August 29, 2025

See story attached here: THE STATE OF THE U

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Kyle Hamilton Is Now One of the Highest Paid Ever

It was just announced that Kyle Hamilton has signed a four-year contract extension for $100.4 million ($82 million guaranteed) with the Baltimore Ravens -- the largest contract ever for a NFL safety and making him one of the highest paid former Notre Dame student-athletes of all-time.

Here's the list:

Ronnie Stanley: $168,645,183 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2028
Monty Williams: $125,900,000
Harrison Smith: $122,735,243 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2026
Quenton Nelson: $118,819,452 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2026
Mike McGlinchey: $116,981,966 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2026
Jeff Samardzija: $116,341,66
Kyle Hamilton: $114,022,234 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2029
Zack Martin: $113,240,531
AJ Pollock: $78,498,337
Anders Lee: $66,044,038 -- guaranteed contract to 2025
Troy Murphy: $66,000,000
Kyle Rudolph: $59,936,853
Cole Kmet: $59,161,763 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2027
Golden Tate: $56,421,672
Stephon Tuitt: $55,710,551
Pat Connaughton: $55,542,117 -- guaranteed contract to 2026
Brad Lidge: $55,335,000
Kyle Palmieri: $50,192,154 -- guaranteed contract to 2025
Bryan Rust: $46,670,000 -- guaranteed contract to 2028
Bryant Young: $44,000,000
Justin Tuck: $43,248,463
Ian Cole: $37.849,694 -- guaranteed contract to 2026
Romeo Okwara: $36,855,601
John Sullivan: $35,800,027
Kyren Williams: $35,748,124 -- partially guaranteed, contract to 2027
Jerome Bettis: $35,122,500
Jeff Faine: $34,456,892
Will Fuller: $34,246,582
Jaylon Smith: $33,316,297
Joe Alt: $33,160,944 -- guaranteed contract to 2027
Matt Carroll: $29,537,032
Tim Brown: $28,432,686
Laphonso Ellis: $27,939,000
Rocket Ismail: $27,885,021
Tyler Eifert: $26,310,317
Joe Montana: $26,000,000
Nick Martin: $25,185,579
Steve Beuerlein: $22,238,265

Monday, August 25, 2025

OT: Hawaii HS Football Field -- What A Location!

This is Waianae High School in Waianae, Hawaii -- located on the western side of the island of Oahu. It is the home of the Seariders and its 1,600+ students. The Seariders are 3-0 on their football season.