Felonies and misdemeanors are two classifications of crimes used in most states, with petty offenses being the third. Petty offenses are sometimes called violations and are usually punished by a fine with no jail time.
Confidence votes 16. Brett Favre had the first 100 million dollar contract in the NFL when the Green Bay Packers gave him a 10-year, 100 million dollar contract in 2001. That is a complete lie and whoever wrote that is just making that up completely from their head.
The owners' trepidation around investing millions in a 22-year-old is warranted. Players can thank draft bust JaMarcus Russell, the first pick of the 2007 NFL Draft. His six-year, $68-million contract changed the way NFL owners pay rookies. The NFL implemented a rookie wage scale after the 2011 lockout.