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Detroit Lions sign Matthew Stafford

Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 3:19 am
by CJ_18
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.


http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/9485 ... No.-1-pick

Not a big surprise, and the pick that had to be made IMO

Re: Detroit Lions sign Matthew Stafford

Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 6:42 pm
by revprodeji
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.