Russell Wilson, Rick Barnes, Ovechkin KO, GOT huge audience, Tiger Woods great again

On today’s Outkick the Show, Clay Travis discussed Russell Wilson’s new contract renewal with the Seattle Seahawks, making him the (most recent) highest paid player in the NFL. Wilson announced the $140,000,000 contract from his bed last night, next to his wife, in the middle of the night. The top six, highest paid quarterbacks last season did not make the playoffs, added Travis.

Clay Travis also mentioned the latest news surrounding the University of Tennessee Volunteers head basketball coach Rick Barnes. Barnes publicly stated he would have taken the head coaching position at UCLA, said Travis, had they offered to pay his buyout. The UCLA coach hiring process was nonsensical on so many levels, according to Travis, including the ridiculous low-balling effort to Kentucky’s Coach Calipari.

Clay Travis then discussed Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin and his fight with Carolina Hurricane, and fellow Russian, Andrei Svechnikov in last night’s NHL playoff game. Ovechkin knocked him out with one punch, said Travis.

Clay Travis then revealed the ratings announcement regarding the season 8 opener of Game and Thrones, with 17.4 million people watching on Sunday night. This could likely be the last great communal premier in episodic television, said Travis, as television is going the way of Netflix more and more.

Finally, Clay Travis said Tiger Woods followed Michael Jordan in his ability to unite all of us. Tiger Woods has chosen to steer clear of political controversy, and has, for instance, played golf with presidents Bush 43 and 41, Clinton, Obama, and Trump. Woods has chosen to unite us rather than divide us, becoming a “direct descendant of Michael Jordan,” said Travis, as was written in his best-selling book, Republicans Buy Sneakers, Too.