These things get ridiculous every year....... in a few years we will have QBs asking for 60-70 mill per year............
40 mill for first year? are u freakin kidding me......
what will happen now is media and fans will start scrutinizing every game played by Brees........ every loss will be blamed on him.......
Back in 2004 Manning got $35M+ in the first year. They are talking about salary and signing bonus...
Here are the details from Tom's last deal. He had a year left.
"Had 1 year left (2010) for a total of 6.5M ($ 3M bonus already received and $3.5M salary).Cash Earned increase this year is 20M in salary and new signing bonus.
Guarantees
•$48.500 Guarantee at the time of signing
•$28.3M is guaranteed for Skill, Injury & Salary Cap
•$19.7M is guaranteed only for Injury & Salary Cap, meaning Brady could be cut for “skill” and that money would not be earned.
Averages Per Year
•$72.M for the four-Year Extension
•$18M annual average
•$78.5M for the full five-year contract
•$15.7M annual average
Cash Earned
•$26.5M in 2010 (Y1): The original $ 6.5M in salary and old bonus, plus $ 4M in new money and $ 16M signing bonus.
•$36.5M 2011 (Y2): This is his 2011 earning plus 2010.
•$48.5M 2012 (Y3): Three-year total.
•$63.6M 2013 (Y4): Four-year total
•$78.5M 2014 (Y5): Total value of contract if he plays it out fully.
So he got 4 times $18M AAV in new money in 2010. A year later Manning got $19.2M average in new money while tagged. Two years later Brees' has gotten $20M AAV in new money.
And FWIW Brees played out a 6 year $60M deal that he signed coming off the shoulder injury in 2006. Brady played out 5 years on the same $60M deal he signed in 2005. Manning was coming off a 7 year $98M deal he signed in 2004.
Manning would have topped what Brees just got last year if not for the injury. Had things worked out differently Indy would have paid him $69M in the first three, and that was what Brees' was reportedly pushing for. NO was trying to stay between Brady's $18MAAV and Manning's $19.2M AAV.