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  • According to Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com, Stafford’s deal is worth $78 million over six years, with $41.7 million guaranteed.

  • According to Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com, Stafford’s deal is worth $78 million over six years, with $41.7 million guaranteed.

    @we-need-tom-tupa said:

    According to Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com, Stafford’s deal is worth $78 million over six years, with $41.7 million guaranteed.

    That's sick...........................man they need a rookie salary cap.

  • @we-need-tom-tupa said:

    According to Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com, Stafford’s deal is worth $78 million over six years, with $41.7 million guaranteed.

    That's sick...........................man they need a rookie salary cap.

    @ytownbrownsbacker said:

    That's sick...........................man they need a rookie salary cap.

    They'll get it...This stuff pisses vets off.

  • Rams to get on the clock now, right? I think they have permission to negotiate with #2.

  • http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4097641

    chive

    The Detroit Lions reached an agreement with Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford to make him the first pick in the NFL draft on Saturday.

    According to a source, Stafford will receive a six-year, $41.7 million deal that could be worth $78 million if he achieves all of his playing incentives. The source also said he will receive $41.7 million in guarantees. That tops the $41 million in guarantees Albert Haynesworth received from the Washington Redskins.

    The Lions intensified negotiations for Stafford over the past three days, knowing they could also reach a less expensive deal with Wake Forest linebacker Aaron Curry. After Curry's agents visited the Lions minicamp over the weekend, Lions president Tom Lewand focused on Stafford.

    The Stafford deal is the richest given to a draft choice in history, topping the five-year, $57.5 million contract the Dolphins gave to tackle Jake Long last season and the six-year, $72 million contract Matt Ryan received from the Atlanta Falcons.

    The language of the contract must still be agreed upon and approved by the management council.

    As the week began, the Lions were down to three choices -- Stafford, Curry and Baylor tackle Jason Smith, but the team was insistent on having a contract in place with the first-round pick before Saturday's draft.

    WELL WE HAVE A NUMBER ONE PICK NOW WE CAN MOVE ON ABOUT THE BETTER QB SPUCKALTIONS BRING ON THE DRAFT BABY LESS THAN 24 HRS AND ITS GOING TO BE EXCITING

  • Rams to get on the clock now, right? I think they have permission to negotiate with #2.

    @oconrecon said:

    Rams to get on the clock now, right? I think they have permission to negotiate with #2.

    Yeah.

    As far as the contract goes...freakin ridiculous.

  • Makes me sick with the STUPIDITY that Franchises are now blackmailed into.

    The kid NEVER proved anything yet and he gets paid more than say a Kurt Warner or Peytan Manning.... Amazing.

    Absolutely sickening and Dumb.

  • The Lions have come to terms with Stafford and will select him first overall. The clincher - 41.7 million dollars in GUARANTEED MONEY. Are you freaking kidding me??? Just wow, anyhow, this recent up to the minute mock has us taking Aaron Curry. I hope this is the case....

    Curry To Browns?

  • The sheer amount of money is making me sick.... 😳

  • Thats a lot of damn dough, Im glad its not us paying that shit, so when he is a bust our name isn't mentioned. I feel bad for the vets who give it all they have and make pro bowls and never get this much $. 1 down 3 more to go until we see what Santa delivers us.

  • Essentially unless he's a perrenial pro-bowler, with that mad cash, he would be considered a bust. Sad.