The Mouse gives Wilbon $8M over 4 years: Wash Post will see less Wilbon

Wilbon is too erudite to be on MNF. I like him, too, but if you think putting Kornheiser on MNF was a trainwreck, Wilbon would be just as much of a square peg trying to fit into a round hole.

 

He is about 47 years old, I believe.

Very good guy.

 

Definitely a classy move, showing a willingness to let someone else come in and do the job knowing that he's set financially.

 

I'm happy for Wilbon. He's a great read, tremendous on PTI and seems a genuinely nice dude.

Just hard to fathom a sportswriter making athlete-type moola.

 

I said this on the Philadelphia Inquirer thread, but it would've been nice if SAS made the same gesture when lots of heads were rolling in Philly. Wilbon's gesture comes at a place that's not slashing anywhere near the Inquirer.

 

And I will repeat. Two totally different individuals with different agendas. I know both very well. One has class. The other, you fill in the blank.

 

It would be nice if Warren Buffett gave away all his money and joined a commune in Oregon, but it's his life.

 

Without a doubt, Mike Wilbon is one of the classiest guys in the business. It speaks volumes that despite his fame, success and big salary, he is still admired by his sportswriter/editor peers. If anyone is going to sign a mega-deal like this, I'm glad it's Wilbon. Good for him.
Michelle Kaufman.
PS for those of you coming down to Miami next week, welcome, and I hope you have a great time.

 

It's all good for Wilbon, and his offer to resign was classy.

Nice to see good things happen to someone who comes off as a good guy (never had the pleasure to meet him). Slightly off-topic, very pleased to see so many on the board who are behind this, considering the rap this place gets for being a bunch of sharks.

 

It's early yet.

 

True, but usually by this point in the thread, someone is slamming one or both sides of the deal.