OT-Manning to become highest paid in NFL (6yrs, 96.5 mil)

jakecronus8 · Post #1 » by **jakecronus8** » Wed Aug 5, 2009 1:50 pm

Eli, not Peyton. All I can say is wow. That's over a million dollars per game over the course of the contract. In comparison, Mike Redd makes about $19,000 per game.

I'm an Eli optimist. I like him more than most, but that could be a franchise crippler given the production. I'm happy for him though. After all the stats, accolades, etc, him and his over-hyped brother have the same amount of rings, and Eli's better paid. Lovin it.

List of guys I would take over him (production wise and ability only):
Brady
Brees
Peyton
Big Ben
A-Rodge
Rivers
McNabb
Romo
Ryan

Maybes:
Cutler
Warner

Post #2 » by **ReasonablySober** » Wed Aug 5, 2009 1:57 pm

Holy crap. I saw the title and thought Peyton and "Oh, good for him". But Elisha? Wow. I'm glad we signed Rodgers when we did.

PkrsBcksGphsMqt · Post #3 » by **PkrsBcksGphsMqt** » Wed Aug 5, 2009 2:32 pm

Yeah this sucks for New York, but it isn't really all that surprising. The combination of Eli being a QB, a Manning, a Super Bowl Champion, and playing in the largest market in the country leads to a major pay day.

blueedwards · Post #4 » by **blueedwards** » Thu Aug 6, 2009 4:27 pm

This will mess there cap up years to come. Stay tuned!