From breakout game in the Super Bowl to being released. Life comes at you fast. ...nd the Patriots gave up a 2nd (for Ealy & a 3rd)
Noted NFL criminal Vontaze Burfict is in hot water again for an illegal hit during Sunday's preseason game against the Chiefs. Not sure if the 5-game suspension will stand but anything that keeps this particular human being off the field is fine by me.
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...ford-detroit-lions-agree-historic-5-year-deal ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Matthew Stafford will become the highest-paid player in NFL history with the five-year deal he has agreed to with the Detroit Lions, sources told ESPN on Monday night. The deal will have an average annual value of $27 million, a source said, putting Stafford ahead of the five-year contract that pays $25 million annually to Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, which Carr signed last month. A source told ESPN's Adam Schefter that Stafford's deal is expected to guarantee him a record $92 million, including a $50 million signing bonus. The previous record for guaranteed money issued to an NFL player was $87 million for Andrew Luck of the Indianapolis Colts. Under the deal, Stafford will be guaranteed $60.5 million at signing and $86 million by the start of Year 2 of the contract, which starts next March, a league source told Schefter. The full $92 million is guaranteed upon Year 3, the source told Schefter. ______________________