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Chiefs' Sean Culkin Plans to Convert Entire Salary to Bitcoin; Would Be NFL 1st

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Sean Culkin plans to convert his entire 2021 salary to Bitcoin, per Adam Teicher of ESPN.

The four-year NFL veteran signed a reserve/future contract in February and will make $920,000 if he makes the roster. He plans to then convert the entire thing to cryptocurrency, becoming the first NFL player to make this move.

Sean Culkin

I fully believe Bitcoin is the future of finance and I wanted to prove that I have real skin in the game — not just trying to make a quick buck.