Megatron just got PAID!!!!!

[mstng99tim]

WOW, 7 yrs for $132 million!!!!!!!!!

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/76854 ... roit-lions

 

[Viking4Alpha]

Finally a signing that actually makes some sense... Good for him, nice job Lions.

 

[Seiya]

For real though, good for Calvin!

 

[BGSRCGUY]

Nice deal for Calvin, after his amazing season last year he deserved it.

 

[DaveH]

happy for Calvin

 

[markakis8]

Can someone tell me why so little money is guaranteed? I'm so used to hearing about baseball contracts and when they say 10 years $275 million, that they are getting every penny.

It seems every football contract if it's 5 years $50 million, they are really getting like $12 million, lol.

Like that McNabb contract with the Redskins, what the hell was that all about?

 

[G $MONEY$]

Can someone tell me why so little money is guaranteed? I'm so used to hearing about baseball contracts and when they say 10 years $275 million, that they are getting every penny.

It seems every football contract if it's 5 years $50 million, they are really getting like $12 million, lol.

Like that McNabb contract with the Redskins, what the hell was that all about?

because of so many injuries in football. If he plays the full 7 years he gets all the cash. If he gets career ending injury (or ends up getting cut for poor play) after only 2 seasons, he gets what was guaranteed to him.

 

[cgilmo]

Can someone tell me why so little money is guaranteed? I'm so used to hearing about baseball contracts and when they say 10 years $275 million, that they are getting every penny.

It seems every football contract if it's 5 years $50 million, they are really getting like $12 million, lol.

Like that McNabb contract with the Redskins, what the hell was that all about?

because of so many injuries in football. If he plays the full 7 years he gets all the cash. If he gets career ending injury (or ends up getting cut for poor play) after only 2 seasons, he gets what was guaranteed to him.

also with 82 home games the revenue stream is more stable.

 

[homerun28aa]

He deserves to get paid by Detroit, good deal for both ends.