Panthers Just Paid OT Russell Okung In Bitcoin?
It’s official 2020 is moving into the future Since the Carolina Panthers have decided to pay offensive tackle Russell Okung half of his salary in Bitcoin. Read on for details on Panthers paying Russell Okung in Bitcoin…
CelebnSports247.com reports that half of Russell Okung’s $13 million contract for 2020 will be paid in Bitcoin by the Carolina Panthers.
RapSheet’s Ian Rapoport reports:
An NFL first: #Panthers OT Russell Okung will receive half of his $13M in salary in Bitcoin. As part of a partnership with @in_strike and thanks to creative payroll solutions from the #Panthers, @russellokung will fulfill the goal he set when he tweeted “Pay me in Bitcoin!”
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 29, 2020
Pro Bowler Russell Okung reacted to the news on Tuesday:
Paid in Bitcoin. https://t.co/Ey6oOcmLjA
— russ (@RussellOkung) December 29, 2020
Okung hasn’t been shy about his desire to be compensated in the form of the popular cryptocurrency:
The world has never needed Bitcoin more.
— russ (@RussellOkung) March 16, 2020
Some are in Bitcoin to be another version of Wall Street, I’m in it for radical sovereignty.
— russ (@RussellOkung) September 25, 2020
So many purchase Bitcoin to become cash rich, I bought it to be free from cash.
— russ (@RussellOkung) December 28, 2020
The 32-year-old is the first NFL player to have a portion of his contract paid out in Bitcoin. Okung was traded to the Panthers from the Los Angeles Chargers in March.
