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Kendrick Bourne’s $500K Bonus and On-Air Quip About Wife’s ‘Expensive’ Tastes Draw Reactions

He sits at 551 yards with another $250,000 at 600 before a game with Seattle for the NFC’s top seed.

Overview

  • NBC’s Melissa Stark relayed that Bourne said “my wife Vanessa is expensive” while reporting he unlocked a $500,000 incentive by surpassing 500 yards in Week 16 against the Colts.
  • Play-by-play voice Mike Tirico asked if Bourne knew the comment was on the record, and analyst Cris Collinsworth joked, “He’s dead.”
  • Vanessa Bourne responded with a joking Instagram Story, saying, “I have $87 dollars to my name,” in a meme referencing the broadcast.
  • Outlets resurfaced photos of a Rolls-Royce he gifted her earlier in 2025 as the broadcast anecdote spread across social media.
  • Bourne has 551 receiving yards after the 49ers’ 42-38 win over the Bears, leaving a $250,000 bonus at 600 yards as San Francisco prepares to face Seattle with the No. 1 seed on the line.