Detroit Lions sign Matthew Stafford

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Detroit Lions sign Matthew Stafford 

Post#1 » by CJ_18 » Sat Apr 25, 2009 3:19 am

The Lions have agreed to contract terms with Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford, FOXSports.com has learned.

It is a six-year, $78 million deal, with $41.7 million guaranteed.

The two sides have been working on a deal diligently for the past 72 hours.


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Not a big surprise, and the pick that had to be made IMO
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Re: Detroit Lions sign Matthew Stafford 

Post#2 » by revprodeji » Sat Apr 25, 2009 6:42 pm

That money is stupid. If the NBA had the same rookie money system as the NFl teams would never rebuild. Think of the quality pieces Detroit misses out on because Stafford signs that deal instead of an even modest top-15 Qb deal.
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