$900 Million Officially Slips Through John Elway’s Fingers $4.5 Billion

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Perhaps John Elway's family should give him a bit of space over the next few days/weeks/months

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Get him a therapy dog or sign him up for Talk Space

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It doesn't matter what it takes to distract him from the fact

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That he is about to lose an $800 million payday

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Regular Celebrity Net Worth readers will already be familiar with this story, but just in case

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Pat Bowlen offered John a contract in 1998, his final NFL season

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John Bonilla owed $21 million in deferred salary at the time

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Bowlen was offering 20% of the Broncos at a $180 million valuation

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