Pokes28
Well-Known Member
Every week unless the contract says differently.
Also note that signing on fees are normally amortized (split) over the length of the contract with the first part paid as they sign the contract and subsequent payments made on the anniversary of the contract signing on or when the player leaves the club. This is done to lower the amount of tax paid and is the reason why players rarely put in transfer requests these days as they would lose the remainder of the signing on payment.
Interesting. There are several NFL players that take their entire salary in one check per year. I never understood that, but when you are talking millions of dollars, perhaps the idea of getting it all so that it can be invested and draw gains is probably worth way more to the player and doesn't matter to the bottom line of the team.