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Zodi said:
Dammit, thought we extended Donald.

Good for Stafford. Dude has made what, $200 mil in this league?
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Me too man. What a freaking punch in the gut. Oh well.

Stafford is pretty good. Hasn't done much in the playoffs yet.
 
JackDRams said:
Done nothing in his career. Good on ya Matt. Then you have guys like Brady take massive discounts, so the rest of the team can be competitive. Priorities I guess.
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Yep. I hate to give Brady credit, but he deserves it there, and he's been a team player. He could definitely and reasonably demand significantly more than he's getting.
 
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Geez, I like Stafford as an adequate QB but that seems excessive. But when you suck for all of your existence you some times have to overpay for players.
 
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Matthew Stafford - QB - Lions
Lions signed QB Matthew Stafford to a five-year, $135 million extension through 2022.

Derek Carr lasted a little over two months as the league's highest-paid quarterback. Stafford now holds that distinction, and he won't sit at the top for long, either. Quarterbacks salaries are getting outrageous, and whoever is the next competent one up for a new deal immediately becomes the richest. This is good news for Kirk Cousins, Matt Ryan, Aaron Rodgers, and Drew Brees, who are all going to get new deals sooner than later. Stafford is still just 29 and is coming off back-to-back strong seasons as he enters his prime. Once a health risk early in his career, Stafford hasn't missed a start since 2010. He's already made over $110 million before this deal. Stafford is inked through his age-34 season.

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haha, the skins are screwed. have to pay cousins $27m per year when they could have had him for $20m per year if they had just followed their gm's recommendation. suck shit danny boy. overpaid for shit FAs since the day you got there but wouldn't pay your qb when he was there for the taking.

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kurtfaulk said:
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haha, the skins are screwed. have to pay cousins $27m per year when they could have had him for $20m per year if they had just followed their gm's recommendation. suck crap danny boy. overpaid for crap FAs since the day you got there but wouldn't pay your qb when he was there for the taking.

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The beauty of The Goff trade is the new Rookie deals. Sam Bradford cost how much more than Goff will ?
 
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That is what happens when you can't put a team around and elite player, you either let them leave or pay them tons of money to stay.
 
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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/08/29/the-full-matthew-stafford-contract-details/

The full Matthew Stafford contract details
Posted by Mike Florio on August 29, 2017

Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford has traded a $16.5 million base salary in 2017 plus the ability to play the Kirk Cousins year-to-year franchise tag game for a new five-year extension. Per a source with knowledge of the agreement, here are the full details of what is a six-year contract between the Lions and the first overall pick in the 2009 draft, with a full value of $151.5 million.

1. $50 million signing bonus.

2. $1 million 2017 base salary, fully guaranteed.

3. $6.5 million roster bonus due on the fifth day of the 2018 league year. The bonus is guaranteed for injury at signing, and it become fully-guaranteed on the third day of the 2018 league year.

4. $9.5 million 2018 base salary, fully guaranteed at signing.

5. $5.5 million roster bonus due on the fifth day of the 2019 league year. The bonus is guaranteed for injury at signing, and it becomes fully-guaranteed on the fifth day of the 2018 (not 2019) league year.

6. $13.5 million 2019 base salary, guaranteed for injury at signing. It becomes fully-guaranteed on the fifth day of the 2018 (not 2019) league year.

7. $6 million roster bonus due on the fifth day of the 2020 league year. The bonus is guaranteed for injury at signing, and it becomes fully-guaranteed in the 2019 league year.

8. $15 million 2020 base salary.

9. $10 million roster bonus due on the fifth day of the 2021 league year.

10. $9.5 million 2021 base salary.

11. $10 million roster bonus due on the fifth day of the 2022 league year.

12. $12.5 million 2022 base salary.

13. $500,000 workout bonuses in 2018 through 2022.

Here are a few highlights of the deal.

1. The $50 million signing bonus is the most in league history, eclipsing the $40 million given last year by the Ravens to Joe Flacco.

2. The $51 million to be paid in the first year surpasses the $44 million in first year cash flow given to Flacco and Colts quarterback Andrew Luck.

3. $60.5 million is fully guaranteed at signing.

4. Given the structure, Stafford will have $86 million locked in as fully guaranteed in March of 2018. (Luck had $60 million triggered by year two; Raiders quarterback Derek Carr has $47 million.) The final $6 million becomes fully guaranteed in March of 2019.

5. All guarantees have no offset language, which means that if he’s released, he’ll be allowed to double dip.

6. As a practical matter, it’s a firm three-year commitment and likely at least four years. The guarantees expire after 2020, making the last two years (at $19.5 million and $22.5 million) team-held options.

So that’s the deal. Yes, he could have played out his current deal and forced the Lions to tag him for up to three seasons. But Stafford has shifted the injury risk for the next three years (plus) to the Lions, he’s pocketed $50 million out of the gates, and he’ll likely make $108.5 million through 2020.
 
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I don't see how players can and will handi cap there team and not want to win. Seriously is it that big of a deal to get 20 mill and use that 7 mill to get a legit LT or WR or something to protect your health and win? Nope pos people now a days. This is the reason I'm starting to like AD less and less.
 
That will last until Bradford hits his contract window.

 
Prime Time said:
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/08/29/the-full-matthew-stafford-contract-details/

So that’s the deal. Yes, he could have played out his current deal and forced the Lions to tag him for up to three seasons. But Stafford has shifted the injury risk for the next three years (plus) to the Lions, he’s pocketed $50 million out of the gates, and he’ll likely make $108.5 million through 2020.
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That's 27.125 Million a year on a what amounts to a 4 year deal.

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4. Given the structure, Stafford will have $86 million locked in as fully guaranteed in March of 2018. (Luck had $60 million triggered by year two; Raiders quarterback Derek Carr has $47 million.) The final $6 million becomes fully guaranteed in March of 2019.
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That's a nice guaranteed amount.

It's a catch 22 when you have a good QB and have to resign him. I've watched him do a lot of good and some bad. He has gotten healthier and better in recent years. Lions fans for the most part are happy.

http://scout.com/nfl/lions/Board/10...OOM-Stafford-signs-5-year-extension-106609891
http://www.muthead.com/forums/off-topic/sports-discussion/1221997-lions-extend-stafford
 
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